Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — China

Women in parliament in China in 2025 — 26.5%. Ranked 91 in the world out of 184. Since 1998, the indicator has risen by 4.7 pp.

2025 26.5% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 91of 184
Period maximum 26.5%2023
Period minimum 20.2%2003

Trend over time

1998–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — China, 1998–2025202224262819982001200420072010201320162019202220251998: 21.8%1999: 21.8%2000: 21.8%2001: 21.8%2002: 21.8%2003: 20.2%2004: 20.2%2005: 20.3%2006: 20.3%2007: 20.6%2008: 21.3%2009: 21.3%2010: 21.3%2011: 21.3%2012: 21.3%2013: 23.4%2014: 23.4%2015: 23.6%2016: 23.6%2017: 24.2%2018: 24.9%2019: 24.9%2020: 24.9%2021: 24.9%2022: 24.9%2023: 26.5%2024: 26.5%2025: 26.5%
Change over the period: +4.7 pp Annual average: 0.17 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

China 26.5%
World 27.2%
Eastern Asia computed 21.1%
Women in parliament — China, by year China All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 26.5 +0 pp
2024 26.5 +0 pp
2023 26.5 +1.6 pp
2022 24.9 +0 pp
2021 24.9 +0 pp
2020 24.9 +0 pp
2019 24.9 +0 pp
2018 24.9 +0.7 pp
2017 24.2 +0.6 pp
2016 23.6 +0 pp
2015 23.6 +0.2 pp
2014 23.4 +0 pp
2013 23.4 +2.1 pp
2012 21.3 +0 pp
2011 21.3 −0 pp
2010 21.3 +0 pp
2009 21.3 +0 pp
2008 21.3 +0.7 pp
2007 20.6 +0.4 pp
2006 20.3 +0 pp
2005 20.3 +0 pp
2004 20.2 +0 pp
2003 20.2 −1.5 pp
2002 21.8 +0 pp
2001 21.8 +0 pp
2000 21.8 −0 pp
1999 21.8 +0 pp
1998 21.8

Eastern Asia, 2025

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.