Women in parliament in East Asia & Pacific in 2025 — 23.3%. Since 1998, the indicator has risen by 7.3 pp.
1998–2025 · % of seats
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: East Asia & Pacific
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23.3 | +0.3 pp |
| 2024 | 23 | +0.5 pp |
| 2023 | 22.5 | +0.6 pp |
| 2022 | 21.9 | +0.5 pp |
| 2021 | 21.4 | +0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 21.3 | +0.8 pp |
| 2019 | 20.5 | +0.3 pp |
| 2018 | 20.2 | +0.4 pp |
| 2017 | 19.8 | +0.4 pp |
| 2016 | 19.4 | +0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 19.3 | +0.7 pp |
| 2014 | 18.6 | −0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 18.8 | +1 pp |
| 2012 | 17.9 | +0.2 pp |
| 2011 | 17.7 | −0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 17.8 | −0.6 pp |
| 2009 | 18.3 | +0.4 pp |
| 2008 | 18 | +0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 17.8 | +0.5 pp |
| 2006 | 17.3 | +0.4 pp |
| 2005 | 16.9 | +0.3 pp |
| 2004 | 16.6 | +0.6 pp |
| 2003 | 16.1 | −1.1 pp |
| 2002 | 17.2 | +0.7 pp |
| 2001 | 16.6 | +0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 16.4 | −0.5 pp |
| 1999 | 16.8 | +0.8 pp |
| 1998 | 16 | — |
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.
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