Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mongolia
Mongolia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 25.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mongolia, 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 Mongolia is 25.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 75.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mongolia peaked at 25.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2009.
That places Mongolia 99th 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 Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 7.9% | — |
| 1998 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10.5% | +33.3% |
| 2001 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | -35.8% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | -36.7% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14.9% | +276.6% |
| 2013 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 17.1% | +18.2% |
| 2017 | 17.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 17.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17.3% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 17.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 17.1% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 17.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 17.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 25.4% | +48.5% |
| 2025 | 25.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.9% | 7.9% | 7.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 3.9% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 3.9% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 17.1% | 25.4% | 6 |
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More public sector data for Mongolia
- Arms imports 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.8737 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -88 % change on previous year (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 51.31 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0076 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 62.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 180.84 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1.93 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mongolia?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mongolia was 25.4% 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2009.
- How does Mongolia rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Mongolia ranks 99th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.