Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) by country

Countries reporting
210
Highest
790
China
Lowest
0
Yemen
Median
33
Years covered
27
2000–2026
Data points
6,448

What the numbers show

Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) is currently reported for 210 countries. The highest value is 790 in China; the lowest is 0 in Yemen.

The median across all reporting countries is 33, and the mean is 55.58.

Over the past decade 153 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Thailand (up 708.3%), and the largest decrease in Oman (down 100.0%).

Number of seats held by women in national parliaments: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 790 2026 up 13.0% rising
2 Cuba 267 2026 down 10.7% rising
3 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 264 2026 up 38.2% rising
3 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 264 2026 up 38.2% rising
5 Mexico 252 2026 up 19.4% rising
6 France 208 2026 up 37.7% rising
7 Germany 205 2026 down 10.9% rising
8 Ethiopia 202 2026 down 4.7% rising
9 Uganda 189 2026 up 40.0% rising
10 South Africa 179 2026 up 6.5% rising
11 South Sudan 178 2026 up 102.3% rising
12 Egypt 160 2026 up 79.8% rising
13 Sweden 156 2026 up 2.6% flat
14 Spain 154 2026 up 10.0% rising
15 Viet Nam 149 2026 up 23.1% rising
15 Viet Nam 149 2026 up 23.1% rising
17 United Republic of Tanzania 147 2026 up 8.1% rising
18 Poland 145 2026 up 15.1% rising
19 Sudan 133 2019 up 52.9% rising
20 Italy 131 2026 down 32.8% rising
21 Indonesia 129 2026 up 35.8% rising
22 United States of America 125 2026 up 48.8% rising
22 Australia and New Zealand 125 2026 up 60.3% rising
24 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 121 2026 up 8.0% falling
25 Türkiye 118 2026 up 43.9% volatile
25 Türkiye 118 2026 up 43.9% volatile
27 Sudan [former] 114 2011 up 225.7% rising
28 Argentina 105 2026 up 14.1% rising
29 Canada 104 2026 up 18.2% rising
30 Thailand 97 2026 up 708.3% volatile
31 Morocco 96 2026 up 43.3% volatile
32 Mozambique 95 2026 down 4.0% rising
33 Serbia 94 2026 up 10.6% rising
34 Nepal 92 2025 down 47.7% volatile
35 Angola 91 2026 up 12.3% rising
35 Finland 91 2026 up 9.6% rising
37 Philippines 90 2026 up 13.9% rising
38 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 89 2026 up 270.8% volatile
39 Brazil 88 2026 up 72.5% rising
40 Iraq 84 2026 down 3.4% rising
40 Portugal 84 2026 up 5.0% rising
40 Zimbabwe 84 2026 down 1.2% volatile
43 Ukraine 83 2026 up 62.7% rising
44 Kenya 80 2026 up 15.9% volatile
45 Switzerland 79 2026 up 23.4% rising
45 Denmark 79 2026 up 17.9% rising
47 Russian Federation 78 2026 up 27.9% rising
47 Russian Federation 78 2026 up 27.9% rising
49 India 75 2026 up 15.4% rising
49 Romania 75 2026 up 36.4% rising
51 Bangladesh 73 2024 up 284.2% volatile
52 Japan 72 2026 up 60.0% rising
52 Norway 72 2026 up 7.5% rising
52 Pakistan 72 2026 up 2.9% falling
55 Dominican Republic 71 2026 up 86.8% rising
55 Greece 71 2026 up 20.3% rising
57 Australia 69 2026 up 72.5% rising
58 Senegal 68 2026 up 6.2% rising
59 Afghanistan 67 2022 down 2.9% flat
59 Czechia 67 2026 up 67.5% rising
61 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 66 2026 down 4.3% rising
62 Austria 65 2026 up 16.1% rising
62 Ecuador 65 2026 up 14.0% rising
62 Myanmar 65 2022 up 364.3% rising
62 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 65 2026 up 16.1% flat
66 Democratic Republic of the Congo 64 2026 up 45.5% rising
67 Chad 63 2026 up 125.0% volatile
68 Republic of Korea 62 2026 up 26.5% rising
68 Republic of Korea 62 2026 up 26.5% rising
70 Belgium 61 2026 up 3.4% rising
70 Cameroon 61 2026 up 8.9% volatile
72 Bulgaria 60 2026 up 22.4% rising
73 Uzbekistan 58 2026 up 141.7% rising
74 New Zealand 56 2026 up 47.4% rising
75 Colombia 55 2026 up 66.7% rising
76 Chile 54 2026 up 184.2% volatile
76 Peru 54 2026 up 86.2% rising
78 Somalia 52 2026 up 36.8% rising
79 Rwanda 51 2026 unchanged rising
80 Nicaragua 50 2026 up 31.6% rising
81 Croatia 49 2026 up 113.0% rising
82 Albania 48 2026 up 65.5% volatile
82 Malawi 48 2026 up 50.0% rising
84 North Macedonia 47 2026 up 14.6% rising
85 Burundi 44 2026 unchanged rising
85 Namibia 44 2026 up 2.3% rising
87 Ireland 43 2026 up 59.3% rising
88 Armenia 42 2026 up 200.0% volatile
88 Sierra Leone 42 2026 up 180.0% volatile
90 Mauritania 41 2026 up 10.8% volatile
91 Ghana 40 2026 up 33.3% rising
91 Lithuania 40 2026 up 21.2% rising
91 Republic of Moldova 40 2026 up 81.8% rising
91 Mali 40 2026 up 207.7% rising
91 Republic of Moldova 40 2026 up 81.8% rising
96 Honduras 38 2026 up 15.2% rising
96 Niger 38 2026 up 153.3% volatile
98 Belarus 37 2026 up 23.3% rising
98 Latvia 37 2026 up 105.6% rising
100 Lao People's Democratic Republic 36 2026 up 9.1% rising
100 Lao People's Democratic Republic 36 2026 up 9.1% rising
102 Côte d'Ivoire 34 2026 up 47.8% rising
102 Slovenia 34 2026 up 3.0% rising
102 Côte d'Ivoire 34 2026 up 47.8% rising
105 Eritrea 33 2019 unchanged rising
105 Slovakia 33 2026 up 17.9% rising
105 Cabo Verde 33 2026 up 120.0% rising
108 Algeria 32 2026 down 78.1% volatile
108 Guatemala 32 2026 up 45.5% rising
108 Mongolia 32 2026 up 190.9% volatile
108 Singapore 32 2026 up 52.4% rising
112 Equatorial Guinea 31 2026 up 29.2% volatile
112 Hungary 31 2026 up 55.0% falling
112 Israel 31 2026 down 3.1% rising
112 Turkmenistan 31 2026 down 3.1% rising
116 Estonia 30 2026 up 25.0% rising
116 Gabon 30 2026 up 76.5% rising
116 Lesotho 30 2026 unchanged rising
116 Malaysia 30 2026 up 30.4% rising
116 Saudi Arabia 30 2026 unchanged volatile
116 Uruguay 30 2026 up 87.5% rising
122 Benin 29 2026 up 383.3% volatile
122 Iceland 29 2026 up 11.5% rising
122 Kyrgyzstan 29 2026 up 26.1% volatile
125 Costa Rica 28 2026 up 47.4% rising
125 Libya 28 2026 down 6.7% falling
127 Jordan 27 2026 up 50.0% volatile
128 Azerbaijan 26 2026 up 23.8% rising
128 Guyana 26 2026 up 23.8% rising
128 Madagascar 26 2026 down 16.1% volatile
131 Zambia 25 2026 up 25.0% rising
132 Guinea 24 2026 down 4.0% rising
132 Togo 24 2026 up 50.0% rising
132 Tunisia 24 2026 down 64.7% rising
135 Malta 23 2026 up 155.6% volatile
135 Timor-Leste 23 2026 down 8.0% rising
135 Timor-Leste 23 2026 down 8.0% rising
138 Congo 22 2026 up 120.0% rising
138 Sri Lanka 22 2026 up 69.2% rising
138 Montenegro 22 2026 up 57.1% rising
141 Luxembourg 21 2026 up 23.5% rising
141 San Marino 21 2026 up 110.0% rising
143 United Arab Emirates 20 2026 up 122.2% volatile
144 Jamaica 19 2026 up 137.5% rising
144 Paraguay 19 2026 up 58.3% rising
144 El Salvador 19 2026 down 29.6% rising
147 Tajikistan 18 2026 up 50.0% rising
147 Micronesia 18 2026 up 157.1% volatile
149 Djibouti 17 2026 up 142.9% volatile
149 Georgia 17 2026 unchanged rising
149 Kazakhstan 17 2026 down 39.3% rising
149 Cambodia 17 2026 down 32.0% rising
153 Central African Republic 16 2026 up 33.3% rising
153 Suriname 16 2026 up 23.1% rising
155 Nigeria 15 2026 down 25.0% falling
155 Panama 15 2026 up 15.4% rising
155 Eswatini 15 2026 up 275.0% volatile
158 Andorra 14 2026 up 27.3% rising
158 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 14 2026 up 55.6% rising
160 Burkina Faso 13 2026 up 8.3% rising
160 Dominica 13 2026 up 85.7% rising
162 Mauritius 12 2026 up 50.0% rising
162 Melanesia 12 2026 unchanged volatile
164 Monaco 11 2026 up 120.0% rising
165 Guinea-Bissau 10 2025 down 28.6% rising
165 Trinidad and Tobago 10 2026 down 23.1% rising
165 Serbia and Montenegro [former] 10 2006 up 42.9% rising
168 Seychelles 9 2026 down 35.7% falling
169 Bahrain 8 2026 up 166.7% volatile
169 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 2026 down 11.1% rising
169 Barbados 8 2026 up 60.0% rising
169 Cyprus 8 2026 up 14.3% rising
169 Lebanon 8 2026 up 100.0% rising
169 Liberia 8 2026 unchanged rising
169 Liechtenstein 8 2026 up 60.0% rising
169 Sao Tome and Principe 8 2026 down 20.0% rising
177 Bahamas 7 2026 up 40.0% falling
177 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7 2026 up 133.3% rising
179 Botswana 6 2026 unchanged falling
179 Comoros 6 2026 up 500.0% volatile
179 Syrian Arab Republic 6 2026 down 80.6% falling
179 Polynesia 6 2026 up 50.0% rising
179 Syrian Arab Republic 6 2026 down 80.6% falling
184 Fiji 5 2026 down 37.5% rising
184 Gambia 5 2026 unchanged rising
184 Grenada 5 2026 unchanged rising
184 Kiribati 5 2026 up 66.7% rising
184 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5 2026 up 150.0% volatile
184 Samoa 5 2026 up 66.7% rising
190 Belize 4 2026 up 300.0% volatile
190 Brunei Darussalam 4 2026 up 33.3% rising
190 Marshall Islands 4 2026 up 33.3% volatile
190 Palau 4 2026 volatile
190 Brunei Darussalam 4 2026 up 33.3% rising
195 Haiti 3 2020 down 25.0% falling
195 Maldives 3 2026 down 40.0% falling
195 Papua New Guinea 3 2026 unchanged volatile
195 Qatar 3 2026 volatile
195 Solomon Islands 3 2026 up 200.0% volatile
195 Micronesia (Federated States of) 3 2026 volatile
201 Bhutan 2 2026 down 50.0% volatile
201 Kuwait 2 2024 down 33.3% volatile
201 Saint Lucia 2 2026 down 33.3% rising
201 Naoero 2 2026 up 100.0% volatile
205 Antigua and Barbuda 1 2026 down 50.0% rising
205 Tonga 1 2026 volatile
205 Vanuatu 1 2026 volatile
208 Oman 0 2026 down 100.0% volatile
208 Tuvalu 0 2026 down 100.0% volatile
208 Yemen 0 2026 volatile

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
252 places, 6,448 data points, 2000–2026
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