Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 23.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in East Asia & Pacific, 1998–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in East Asia & Pacific is 23.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 23.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 1998.
That places East Asia & Pacific 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 16.0% | — |
| 1999 | 16.8% | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 16.4% | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 16.6% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 17.2% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 16.1% | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 16.6% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 16.9% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 17.3% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 17.8% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 18.3% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 17.8% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 17.7% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 17.9% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 18.8% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 18.6% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 19.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 19.8% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 20.2% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 20.5% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 21.3% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 21.4% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 21.9% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 22.5% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 23.0% | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 23.3% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.4% | 16.0% | 16.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.1% | 16.1% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 17.7% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 21.3% | 23.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 33 North Macedonia 39.2% compare
- 34 Angola 39.1% compare
- 35 Switzerland 39.0% compare
- 36 Armenia 38.3% compare
- 37 Mozambique 38.3% compare
- 38 Uzbekistan 38.0% compare
- 39 Dominican Republic 37.4% compare
More public sector data for East Asia & Pacific
- Arms imports 4.69 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 12.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 4.69 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 217.12 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0161 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 518.54 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 170.8 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in East Asia & Pacific?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in East Asia & Pacific was 23.3% in 2025, according to Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
- What is the highest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 1998.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), published as part of Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.