Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Thailand
Thailand: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 19.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Thailand, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 19.6% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 221.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Thailand peaked at 19.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2017.
Thailand ranks 129th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 5.6% | — |
| 1998 | 5.6% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5.6% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4.8% | -14.0% |
| 2001 | 9.2% | +91.2% |
| 2002 | 9.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 10.6% | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | -18.1% |
| 2007 | 11.7% | +35.3% |
| 2008 | 11.7% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 13.3% | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15.8% | +18.6% |
| 2012 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | -61.4% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | -21.2% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 16.2% | +206.6% |
| 2020 | 15.7% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 15.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 15.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 18.8% | +19.6% |
| 2024 | 19.4% | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 19.6% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 4.8% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 4.8% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 15.7% | 19.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 127 Türkiye 19.9% compare
- 128 Saudi Arabia 19.9% compare
- 130 Niger 19.6% compare
- 131 Jordan 19.6% compare
- 132 Bosnia and Herzegovina 19.0% compare
More public sector data for Thailand
- Arms imports 73.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -74.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 73.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 77.06 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0104 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -3.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 5.52 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 569.59 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Thailand?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Thailand was 19.6% 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2017.
- How does Thailand rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Thailand ranks 129th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 221.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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.