Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Singapore

Women in parliament in Singapore in 2025 — 32.3%. Ranked 61 in the world out of 184. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 27.6 pp.

2025 32.3% +3 pp vs 2024
World rank 61of 184
Period maximum 32.3%2025
Period minimum 4.3%1999

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Singapore, 1997–202501020304019972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 4.8%1998: 4.8%1999: 4.3%2000: 4.3%2001: 11.8%2002: 11.8%2003: 16%2004: 16%2005: 16%2006: 21.2%2007: 24.5%2008: 24.5%2009: 23.4%2010: 23.4%2011: 22.2%2012: 24.2%2013: 24.2%2014: 25.3%2015: 23.9%2016: 23.8%2017: 23%2018: 23%2019: 23%2020: 29.5%2021: 29.8%2022: 29.1%2023: 29.1%2024: 29.3%2025: 32.3%
Change over the period: +27.6 pp Annual average: 0.98 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Singapore 32.3%
World 27.2%
South-Eastern Asia computed 22.9%
High-income countries computed 30.1%
Women in parliament — Singapore, by year Singapore All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 32.3 +3 pp
2024 29.3 +0.2 pp
2023 29.1 +0 pp
2022 29.1 −0.7 pp
2021 29.8 +0.3 pp
2020 29.5 +6.5 pp
2019 23 +0 pp
2018 23 +0 pp
2017 23 −0.8 pp
2016 23.8 −0.2 pp
2015 23.9 −1.3 pp
2014 25.3 +1 pp
2013 24.2 +0 pp
2012 24.2 +2 pp
2011 22.2 −1.2 pp
2010 23.4 +0 pp
2009 23.4 −1.1 pp
2008 24.5 +0 pp
2007 24.5 +3.3 pp
2006 21.2 +5.2 pp
2005 16 +0 pp
2004 16 +0 pp
2003 16 +4.2 pp
2002 11.8 +0 pp
2001 11.8 +7.5 pp
2000 4.3 +0 pp
1999 4.3 −0.5 pp
1998 4.8 +0 pp
1997 4.8

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.