Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Singapore
Singapore: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 32.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Singapore, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 32.3% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.3% on the previous year and up 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Singapore peaked at 32.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 1999.
That places Singapore 62nd 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 Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 4.8% | — |
| 1998 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4.3% | -9.7% |
| 2000 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 11.8% | +173.5% |
| 2002 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 16.0% | +35.6% |
| 2004 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 21.2% | +32.7% |
| 2007 | 24.5% | +15.5% |
| 2008 | 24.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 23.4% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 23.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 22.2% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 24.2% | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 24.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 25.3% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 23.9% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 23.8% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 23.0% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 29.5% | +28.1% |
| 2021 | 29.8% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 29.1% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 29.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 29.3% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 32.3% | +10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.6% | 4.3% | 4.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 4.3% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 22.2% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.9% | 29.1% | 32.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 59 Italy 32.8% compare
- 60 Germany 32.4% compare
- 61 South Sudan 32.4% compare
- 63 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 32.1% compare
- 64 Liechtenstein 32.0% compare
- 65 El Salvador 31.7% compare
More public sector data for Singapore
- Arms imports 348.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 57.65 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -27.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 348.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 2,495 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0263 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 15.06 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 672,702 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Singapore?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Singapore was 32.3% 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 32.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 1999.
- How does Singapore rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Singapore ranks 62nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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.