Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — East Asia & Pacific

Women in parliament in East Asia & Pacific in 2025 — 23.3%. Since 1998, the indicator has risen by 7.3 pp.

2025 23.3% +0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 23.3%2025
Period minimum 16%1998

Trend over time

1998–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — East Asia & Pacific, 1998–2025161820222419982001200420072010201320162019202220251998: 16%1999: 16.8%2000: 16.4%2001: 16.6%2002: 17.2%2003: 16.1%2004: 16.6%2005: 16.9%2006: 17.3%2007: 17.8%2008: 18%2009: 18.3%2010: 17.8%2011: 17.7%2012: 17.9%2013: 18.8%2014: 18.6%2015: 19.3%2016: 19.4%2017: 19.8%2018: 20.2%2019: 20.5%2020: 21.3%2021: 21.4%2022: 21.9%2023: 22.5%2024: 23%2025: 23.3%
Change over the period: +7.3 pp Annual average: 0.27 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: East Asia & Pacific

East Asia & Pacific 23.3%
World 27.2%
Women in parliament — East Asia & Pacific, by year East Asia & Pacific All countries CSV XLSX
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

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.