Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in India
India: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 13.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in India, 1997–2025
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 India is 13.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in India peaked at 15.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 1997.
India ranks 156th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 7.2% | — |
| 1998 | 8.1% | +13.2% |
| 1999 | 8.4% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 9.0% | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 8.8% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8.3% | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10.8% | +19.5% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 12.0% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11.8% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14.4% | +21.9% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 14.4% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 14.9% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 15.2% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 13.7% | -10.4% |
| 2025 | 13.8% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.9% | 7.2% | 8.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 8.3% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 10.8% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 13.7% | 15.2% | 6 |
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More public sector data for India
- Arms imports 1.17 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.805 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -21.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.17 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 59.36 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0229 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 86.13 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 501.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in India?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in India was 13.8% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 1997.
- How does India rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- India ranks 156th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.