Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Nepal

Women in parliament in Nepal in 2024 — 33.1%. Ranked 55 in the world out of 183. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 29.7 pp.

2024 33.1% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 55of 183
Period maximum 33.2%2008
Period minimum 3.4%1997

Trend over time

1997–2024 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Nepal, 1997–202401020304019972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 3.4%1998: 3.4%1999: 5.9%2000: 5.9%2001: 5.9%2002: 5.9%2003: 5.9%2004: 5.9%2005: 5.9%2006: 5.9%2007: 17.3%2008: 33.2%2009: 33.2%2010: 33.2%2011: 33.2%2012: 33.2%2014: 29.5%2015: 29.5%2016: 29.6%2017: 29.6%2018: 32.7%2019: 32.7%2020: 32.7%2021: 32.7%2022: 33.1%2023: 33.1%2024: 33.1%
Change over the period: +29.7 pp Annual average: 1.1 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Nepal 33.1%
World 27%
South Asia 16.3%
Southern Asia computed 12.3%
Women in parliament — Nepal, by year Nepal All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 33.1 +0 pp
2023 33.1 −0 pp
2022 33.1 +0.4 pp
2021 32.7 +0 pp
2020 32.7 +0 pp
2019 32.7 +0 pp
2018 32.7 +3.1 pp
2017 29.6 +0 pp
2016 29.6 +0 pp
2015 29.5 +0.1 pp
2014 29.5
2012 33.2 +0 pp
2011 33.2 +0 pp
2010 33.2 +0 pp
2009 33.2 +0 pp
2008 33.2 +15.8 pp
2007 17.3 +11.4 pp
2006 5.9 +0 pp
2005 5.9 +0 pp
2004 5.9 +0 pp
2003 5.9 +0 pp
2002 5.9 +0 pp
2001 5.9 +0 pp
2000 5.9 +0 pp
1999 5.9 +2.4 pp
1998 3.4 +0 pp
1997 3.4

Southern Asia, 2024

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.