Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Malaysia

Women in parliament in Malaysia in 2025 — 13.5%. Ranked 152 in the world out of 184. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 5.7 pp.

2025 13.5% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 152of 184
Period maximum 14.9%2020
Period minimum 7.8%1997

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Malaysia, 1997–2025681012141619972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 7.8%1998: 7.8%2000: 10.4%2001: 10.4%2002: 10.4%2003: 10.5%2004: 9.1%2005: 9.1%2006: 9.1%2007: 10%2008: 10.8%2009: 9.9%2010: 9.9%2011: 10.4%2012: 10.4%2013: 10.4%2014: 10.4%2015: 10.4%2016: 10.4%2017: 10.4%2018: 13.9%2019: 14.4%2020: 14.9%2021: 14.9%2022: 13.6%2023: 13.5%2024: 13.5%2025: 13.5%
Change over the period: +5.7 pp Annual average: 0.2 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Malaysia 13.5%
World 27.2%
South-Eastern Asia computed 22.9%
Women in parliament — Malaysia, by year Malaysia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 13.5 +0 pp
2024 13.5 +0 pp
2023 13.5 −0.1 pp
2022 13.6 −1.3 pp
2021 14.9 +0 pp
2020 14.9 +0.5 pp
2019 14.4 +0.5 pp
2018 13.9 +3.5 pp
2017 10.4 +0 pp
2016 10.4 +0 pp
2015 10.4 +0 pp
2014 10.4 +0 pp
2013 10.4 −0 pp
2012 10.4 +0 pp
2011 10.4 +0.5 pp
2010 9.9 +0 pp
2009 9.9 −0.9 pp
2008 10.8 +0.8 pp
2007 10 +0.9 pp
2006 9.1 +0 pp
2005 9.1 +0 pp
2004 9.1 −1.3 pp
2003 10.5 +0.1 pp
2002 10.4 +0 pp
2001 10.4 +0 pp
2000 10.4
1998 7.8 +0 pp
1997 7.8

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.