Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Timor-Leste

Women in parliament in Timor-Leste in 2025 — 35.4%. Ranked 46 in the world out of 184. Since 2002, the indicator has risen by 9.2 pp.

2025 35.4% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 46of 184
Period maximum 40%2022
Period minimum 25.3%2004

Trend over time

2002–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Timor-Leste, 2002–2025253035402002200520082011201420172020202320252002: 26.1%2003: 26.1%2004: 25.3%2005: 25.3%2006: 25.3%2007: 29.2%2008: 29.2%2009: 29.2%2010: 29.2%2011: 32.3%2012: 38.5%2013: 38.5%2014: 38.5%2015: 38.5%2016: 38.5%2017: 32.3%2018: 33.8%2019: 38.5%2020: 38.5%2021: 38.5%2022: 40%2023: 36.9%2024: 35.4%2025: 35.4%
Change over the period: +9.2 pp Annual average: 0.4 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste 35.4%
World 27.2%
South-Eastern Asia computed 22.9%
Women in parliament — Timor-Leste, by year Timor-Leste All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 35.4 +0 pp
2024 35.4 −1.5 pp
2023 36.9 −3.1 pp
2022 40 +1.5 pp
2021 38.5 +0 pp
2020 38.5 +0 pp
2019 38.5 +4.6 pp
2018 33.8 +1.5 pp
2017 32.3 −6.2 pp
2016 38.5 +0 pp
2015 38.5 +0 pp
2014 38.5 +0 pp
2013 38.5 +0 pp
2012 38.5 +6.2 pp
2011 32.3 +3.1 pp
2010 29.2 +0 pp
2009 29.2 +0 pp
2008 29.2 +0 pp
2007 29.2 +3.9 pp
2006 25.3 +0 pp
2005 25.3 +0 pp
2004 25.3 −0.8 pp
2003 26.1 +0 pp
2002 26.1

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.