Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Laos

Women in parliament in Laos in 2025 — 22%. Ranked 110 in the world out of 184. Since 1998, the indicator has risen by 0.7 pp.

2025 22% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 110of 184
Period maximum 27.5%2016
Period minimum 21.2%1998

Trend over time

1998–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Laos, 1998–2025202224262819982001200420072010201320162019202220251998: 21.2%1999: 21.2%2000: 21.2%2001: 21.2%2002: 22.9%2003: 22.9%2004: 22.9%2005: 22.9%2006: 25.2%2007: 25.2%2008: 25.2%2009: 25.2%2010: 25.2%2011: 25%2012: 25%2013: 25%2014: 25%2015: 25%2016: 27.5%2017: 27.5%2018: 27.5%2019: 27.5%2020: 27.5%2021: 22%2022: 22%2023: 22%2024: 22%2025: 22%
Change over the period: +0.7 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Laos 22%
World 27.2%
South-Eastern Asia computed 22.9%
Women in parliament — Laos, by year Laos All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 22 +0 pp
2024 22 +0 pp
2023 22 +0 pp
2022 22 +0 pp
2021 22 −5.6 pp
2020 27.5 +0 pp
2019 27.5 +0 pp
2018 27.5 +0 pp
2017 27.5 +0 pp
2016 27.5 +2.5 pp
2015 25 +0 pp
2014 25 +0 pp
2013 25 +0 pp
2012 25 +0 pp
2011 25 −0.2 pp
2010 25.2 +0 pp
2009 25.2 +0 pp
2008 25.2 +0 pp
2007 25.2 +0 pp
2006 25.2 +2.3 pp
2005 22.9 +0 pp
2004 22.9 +0 pp
2003 22.9 +0 pp
2002 22.9 +1.7 pp
2001 21.2 +0 pp
2000 21.2 +0 pp
1999 21.2 +0 pp
1998 21.2

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.