Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Bangladesh

Women in parliament in Bangladesh in 2023 — 20.9%. Ranked 110 in the world out of 186. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 11.8 pp.

2023 20.9% +0 pp vs 2022
World rank 110of 186
Period maximum 20.9%2020
Period minimum 2%2002

Trend over time

1997–2023 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Bangladesh, 1997–2023010203019972000200320062009201220152018202120231997: 9.1%1998: 9.1%1999: 9.1%2000: 9.1%2002: 2%2003: 2%2004: 2%2005: 14.8%2006: 15.1%2008: 6.3%2009: 18.6%2010: 18.6%2011: 19.7%2012: 19.7%2013: 19.7%2014: 19.8%2015: 20%2016: 20%2017: 20.3%2018: 20.3%2019: 20.6%2020: 20.9%2021: 20.9%2022: 20.9%2023: 20.9%
Change over the period: +11.8 pp Annual average: 0.45 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bangladesh

Bangladesh 20.9%
World 26.7%
South Asia 17.7%
Southern Asia computed 15.3%
Women in parliament — Bangladesh, by year Bangladesh All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 20.9 +0 pp
2022 20.9 +0 pp
2021 20.9 −0.1 pp
2020 20.9 +0.3 pp
2019 20.6 +0.3 pp
2018 20.3 +0 pp
2017 20.3 +0.3 pp
2016 20 +0 pp
2015 20 +0.2 pp
2014 19.8 +0.1 pp
2013 19.7 +0 pp
2012 19.7 +0 pp
2011 19.7 +1.2 pp
2010 18.6 +0 pp
2009 18.6 +12.2 pp
2008 6.3
2006 15.1 +0.3 pp
2005 14.8 +12.8 pp
2004 2 +0 pp
2003 2 +0 pp
2002 2
2000 9.1 +0 pp
1999 9.1 +0 pp
1998 9.1 +0 pp
1997 9.1

Southern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of seats held by women in the national parliament (in bicameral systems, in the lower or single chamber). Data of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. The indicator depends directly on the electoral system and on the presence of quotas: in countries with proportional representation and gender quotas the share is consistently higher.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.