Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) was 31.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Vietnam, 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 Vietnam stood at 31.4%. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Vietnam peaked at 31.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 24.3%, in 2014.
That places Vietnam 66th 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 Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 26.2% | — |
| 1998 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 26.0% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 27.3% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 25.8% | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 25.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 25.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 25.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 24.4% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 24.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 24.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 24.3% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 24.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 26.7% | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 26.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 26.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 26.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 26.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 30.3% | +13.2% |
| 2022 | 30.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 30.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 30.6% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 31.4% | +2.5% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 31.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.8%, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 31.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.7%, 1.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.1% | 26.0% | 26.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 26.6% | 25.8% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.4% | 24.3% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.9% | 26.7% | 31.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Vietnam?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Vietnam was 31.4% 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 31.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 2014.
- How does Vietnam rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Vietnam ranks 66th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.