Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Myanmar
Myanmar: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 15.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Myanmar, 2010–2021
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Myanmar stood at 15.3%.
That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and up 331.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Myanmar peaked at 16.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2011.
That places Myanmar 148th out of 193 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4.3% | — |
| 2011 | 3.5% | -17.5% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | +70.2% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 12.7% | +126.9% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | -21.8% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 16.8% | +48.7% |
| 2021 | 15.3% | -9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.0% | 3.5% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 15.3% | 16.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More public sector data for Myanmar
- Arms imports 222.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 4.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 73.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 222.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 91.95 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0677 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 100.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 5.01 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 196.12 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Myanmar?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Myanmar was 15.3% in 2021, 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2011.
- How does Myanmar rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Myanmar ranks 148th out of 193 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 331.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.