Women in parliament in Eastern Asia in 2025 — 21.1%. Since 1998, the indicator has risen by 9.5 pp.
1998–2025 · % of seats
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eastern Asia
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21.1 | +0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 21 | +2.9 pp |
| 2023 | 18.1 | +0.5 pp |
| 2022 | 17.6 | −0 pp |
| 2021 | 17.7 | −0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 17.8 | +0.4 pp |
| 2019 | 17.3 | +0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 17.1 | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 17 | +0.3 pp |
| 2016 | 16.7 | +0.7 pp |
| 2015 | 16 | +0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 15.8 | +0.3 pp |
| 2013 | 15.5 | +0.5 pp |
| 2012 | 15.1 | +1.8 pp |
| 2011 | 13.3 | −0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 13.4 | +0 pp |
| 2009 | 13.4 | −0.4 pp |
| 2008 | 13.7 | −0.5 pp |
| 2007 | 14.2 | +0.3 pp |
| 2006 | 13.9 | +0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 13.9 | +0.4 pp |
| 2004 | 13.4 | — |
| 2002 | 13.1 | +0 pp |
| 2001 | 13.1 | +0 pp |
| 2000 | 13.1 | +1.5 pp |
| 1999 | 11.6 | +0 pp |
| 1998 | 11.6 | — |
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.