Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Pakistan
Pakistan: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 17.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Pakistan, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 17.0% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2025.
That represents a change of down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Pakistan peaked at 22.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 1997.
That places Pakistan 141st 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 26 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.3% | — |
| 1998 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 21.1% | +813.7% |
| 2003 | 21.6% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 21.3% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 21.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 21.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 21.1% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 22.5% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 22.2% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 22.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 22.5% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 22.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 20.7% | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 20.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 20.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 20.2% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 20.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 20.2% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 20.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 20.5% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 20.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 17.0% | -16.7% |
| 2025 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.6% | 21.1% | 22.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 21.1% | 20.2% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 17.0% | 20.5% | 6 |
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More public sector data for Pakistan
- Arms imports 982.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0026 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -58.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 982.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 40.46 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0273 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 17.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 10.17 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 3,104 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Pakistan?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Pakistan was 17.0% 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 1997.
- How does Pakistan rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Pakistan ranks 141st out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.