Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Sri Lanka

Women in parliament in Sri Lanka in 2025 — 9.8%. Ranked 165 in the world out of 184. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 4.4 pp.

2025 9.8% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 165of 184
Period maximum 10%2024
Period minimum 4.4%2002

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Sri Lanka, 1997–20254681019972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 5.3%1998: 5.3%1999: 4.9%2002: 4.4%2003: 4.4%2004: 4.9%2005: 4.9%2006: 4.9%2007: 5.8%2008: 5.8%2009: 5.8%2010: 5.3%2011: 5.8%2012: 5.8%2013: 5.8%2014: 5.8%2015: 4.9%2016: 5.8%2017: 5.8%2018: 5.8%2019: 5.3%2020: 5.4%2021: 5.4%2022: 5.3%2023: 5.3%2024: 10%2025: 9.8%
Change over the period: +4.4 pp Annual average: 0.16 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Sri Lanka 9.8%
World 27.2%
South Asia 11.2%
Southern Asia computed 8.8%
Women in parliament — Sri Lanka, by year Sri Lanka All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 9.8 −0.2 pp
2024 10 +4.7 pp
2023 5.3 +0 pp
2022 5.3 −0 pp
2021 5.4 +0 pp
2020 5.4 +0 pp
2019 5.3 −0.4 pp
2018 5.8 +0 pp
2017 5.8 +0 pp
2016 5.8 +0.9 pp
2015 4.9 −0.9 pp
2014 5.8 +0 pp
2013 5.8 +0 pp
2012 5.8 +0 pp
2011 5.8 +0.4 pp
2010 5.3 −0.4 pp
2009 5.8 +0 pp
2008 5.8 +0 pp
2007 5.8 +0.9 pp
2006 4.9 +0 pp
2005 4.9 +0 pp
2004 4.9 +0.4 pp
2003 4.4 +0 pp
2002 4.4
1999 4.9 −0.4 pp
1998 5.3 +0 pp
1997 5.3

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.