Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 35.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Timor-Leste, 2002–2025
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 Timor-Leste stood at 35.4%.
That represents a change of down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Timor-Leste peaked at 40.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.3%, in 2004.
Timor-Leste ranks 46th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 26.1% | — |
| 2003 | 26.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 25.3% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 25.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 25.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 29.2% | +15.6% |
| 2008 | 29.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 29.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 29.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 32.3% | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 38.5% | +19.0% |
| 2013 | 38.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 38.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 38.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 38.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 32.3% | -16.0% |
| 2018 | 33.8% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 38.5% | +13.6% |
| 2020 | 38.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 38.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 40.0% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 36.9% | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 35.4% | -4.2% |
| 2025 | 35.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.0% | 25.3% | 29.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 35.8% | 29.2% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.4% | 35.4% | 40.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
More public sector data for Timor-Leste
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 33.13 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0249 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -15.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 46.40 million current USD (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 3,706 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
- Tax revenue 21.6% (2022)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 30.2% (2022)
- Taxes on goods and services 5.4% (2022)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 4.4% (2022)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) 1.6% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Timor-Leste?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Timor-Leste was 35.4% 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 Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 40.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3% in 2004.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Timor-Leste ranks 46th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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.