Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 28.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Tajikistan, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Tajikistan stood at 28.6%. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Tajikistan peaked at 28.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 1997.
That places Tajikistan 86th 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 Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.8% | — |
| 1998 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 15.0% | +443.0% |
| 2001 | 12.7% | -15.3% |
| 2002 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 17.5% | +37.5% |
| 2006 | 17.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 17.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 17.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 17.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 19.0% | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 16.9% | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 23.8% | +25.0% |
| 2021 | 23.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 27.0% | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 27.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 27.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 28.6% | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 12.7% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 16.9% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 23.8% | 28.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
- 83 Malta 29.1% compare
- 84 United States of America 28.9% compare
- 85 Estonia 28.7% compare
- 87 Lithuania 28.4% compare
- 88 Philippines 28.3% compare
- 89 Montenegro 27.2% compare
More public sector data for Tajikistan
- Arms imports 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.2946 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 23.26 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0171 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -13.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 246.39 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 21.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2022)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 2,054 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Tajikistan?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Tajikistan was 28.6% 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 Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 28.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 1997.
- How does Tajikistan rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Tajikistan ranks 86th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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.