Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Malaysia
Malaysia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 13.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Malaysia, 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 Malaysia is 13.5%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Malaysia peaked at 14.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 1997.
Malaysia ranks 158th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 7.8% | — |
| 1998 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10.4% | +32.6% |
| 2001 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.5% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 9.1% | -12.8% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 10.8% | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 9.9% | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13.9% | +34.2% |
| 2019 | 14.4% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 14.9% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13.6% | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 13.5% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 13.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 13.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.8% | 7.8% | 7.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.0% | 9.1% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 9.9% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 13.5% | 14.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 155 Madagascar 14.1% compare
- 156 India 13.8% compare
- 157 Cambodia 13.6% compare
- 159 Côte d'Ivoire 13.4% compare
- 160 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13.3% compare
- 161 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 12.8% compare
More public sector data for Malaysia
- Arms imports 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.1993 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -90.14 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 121.29 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0102 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 9.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 4.31 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 21.31 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Malaysia?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Malaysia was 13.5% 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 1997.
- How does Malaysia rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Malaysia ranks 158th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.