Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 18.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Kazakhstan, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Kazakhstan stood at 18.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Kazakhstan peaked at 27.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2000.
That places Kazakhstan 135th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 13.4% | — |
| 1998 | 13.4% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10.8% | -19.5% |
| 2000 | 10.4% | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 15.9% | +52.9% |
| 2008 | 15.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 17.8% | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 17.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 17.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 24.3% | +36.8% |
| 2013 | 24.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 25.2% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 26.2% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 27.1% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 27.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 27.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 27.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 27.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 27.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 27.4% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 18.4% | -32.9% |
| 2024 | 19.4% | +5.6% |
| 2025 | 18.4% | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.6% | 10.8% | 13.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 10.4% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 17.8% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 18.4% | 27.4% | 6 |
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More public sector data for Kazakhstan
- Arms imports 550.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 26.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0019 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 340 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 550.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 58.71 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0041 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 3.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.21 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 46.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Kazakhstan?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Kazakhstan was 18.4% 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 Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2000.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Kazakhstan ranks 135th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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.