Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) in Tonga
Tonga: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) was 3.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Tonga, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 3.8% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2025.
That represents a change of down 46.2% on the previous year and down 48.1% over five years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Tonga peaked at 7.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1997.
Tonga ranks 185th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 3.4% | — |
| 2006 | 3.3% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | — |
| 2012 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 7.7% | — |
| 2018 | 7.4% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | — |
| 2023 | 7.1% | +92.9% |
| 2024 | 7.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3.8% | -46.2% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 3.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.8%, 17% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 3.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.7%, 23% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -100.0% | 3.1% | 0.0% |
| 2014 | -100.0% | 3.6% | 0.0% |
| 2021 | -100.0% | 7.4% | 0.0% |
| 2023 | +92.9% | 3.7% | 7.1% |
| 2025 | -46.2% | 7.1% | 3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 0.0% | 3.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 0.0% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 0.0% | 7.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More public sector data for Tonga
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2020)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 66.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2020)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0138 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Tonga?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Tonga was 3.8% 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 Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1997.
- How does Tonga rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Tonga ranks 185th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Tonga 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.