Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — India

Women in parliament in India in 2025 — 13.8%. Ranked 150 in the world out of 184. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 6.6 pp.

2025 13.8% +0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 150of 184
Period maximum 15.2%2023
Period minimum 7.2%1997

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — India, 1997–202557.51012.51517.519972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 7.2%1998: 8.1%1999: 8.4%2000: 9%2001: 8.8%2002: 8.8%2003: 8.8%2004: 8.3%2005: 8.3%2006: 8.3%2007: 9.1%2008: 9.1%2009: 10.8%2010: 10.8%2011: 11%2012: 11%2013: 11%2014: 11.4%2015: 12%2016: 12%2017: 11.8%2018: 11.8%2019: 14.4%2020: 14.4%2021: 14.4%2022: 14.9%2023: 15.2%2024: 13.7%2025: 13.8%
Change over the period: +6.6 pp Annual average: 0.24 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

India 13.8%
World 27.2%
South Asia 11.2%
Southern Asia computed 8.8%
Women in parliament — India, by year India All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 13.8 +0.1 pp
2024 13.7 −1.6 pp
2023 15.2 +0.3 pp
2022 14.9 +0.5 pp
2021 14.4 +0.1 pp
2020 14.4 −0 pp
2019 14.4 +2.6 pp
2018 11.8 +0 pp
2017 11.8 −0.2 pp
2016 12 +0 pp
2015 12 +0.6 pp
2014 11.4 +0.4 pp
2013 11 +0 pp
2012 11 +0 pp
2011 11 +0.2 pp
2010 10.8 +0 pp
2009 10.8 +1.8 pp
2008 9.1 +0 pp
2007 9.1 +0.8 pp
2006 8.3 −0 pp
2005 8.3 +0 pp
2004 8.3 −0.6 pp
2003 8.8 +0 pp
2002 8.8 +0 pp
2001 8.8 −0.2 pp
2000 9 +0.6 pp
1999 8.4 +0.3 pp
1998 8.1 +0.9 pp
1997 7.2

Southern 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.