Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Pakistan

Women in parliament in Pakistan in 2025 — 17%. Ranked 136 in the world out of 184. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 14.7 pp.

2025 17% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 136of 184
Period maximum 22.5%2011
Period minimum 2.3%1997

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Pakistan, 1997–2025010203019972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 2.3%1998: 2.3%2002: 21.1%2003: 21.6%2004: 21.3%2005: 21.3%2006: 21.3%2007: 21.1%2008: 22.5%2009: 22.2%2010: 22.2%2011: 22.5%2012: 22.5%2013: 20.7%2014: 20.7%2015: 20.6%2016: 20.6%2017: 20.6%2018: 20.2%2019: 20.2%2020: 20.2%2021: 20.2%2022: 20.5%2023: 20.5%2024: 17%2025: 17%
Change over the period: +14.7 pp Annual average: 0.53 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Pakistan 17%
World 27.2%
South Asia 11.2%
Southern Asia computed 8.8%
Women in parliament — Pakistan, by year Pakistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 17 +0 pp
2024 17 −3.4 pp
2023 20.5 +0 pp
2022 20.5 +0.3 pp
2021 20.2 +0 pp
2020 20.2 −0.1 pp
2019 20.2 +0 pp
2018 20.2 −0.4 pp
2017 20.6 +0 pp
2016 20.6 +0 pp
2015 20.6 −0.2 pp
2014 20.7 +0 pp
2013 20.7 −1.8 pp
2012 22.5 +0 pp
2011 22.5 +0.3 pp
2010 22.2 +0 pp
2009 22.2 −0.3 pp
2008 22.5 +1.4 pp
2007 21.1 −0.3 pp
2006 21.3 +0 pp
2005 21.3 +0 pp
2004 21.3 −0.3 pp
2003 21.6 +0.6 pp
2002 21.1
1998 2.3 +0 pp
1997 2.3

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.