Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Cambodia
Cambodia: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 17 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Cambodia, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Cambodia is 17, measured in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Cambodia peaked at 27 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2001.
Cambodia ranks 149th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10 | — |
| 2001 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12 | +33.3% |
| 2005 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 24 | +100.0% |
| 2009 | 20 | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 26 | +30.0% |
| 2011 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 25 | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 27 | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 26 | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 17 | -34.6% |
| 2025 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 17 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.9 | 9 | 24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.2 | 25 | 26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.14 | 17 | 27 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 147 Micronesia 18 compare
- 147 Tajikistan 18 compare
- 149 Djibouti 17 compare
- 149 Georgia 17 compare
- 149 Kazakhstan 17 compare
More gender data for Cambodia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 5,268 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2002 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 13,559 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 13,559 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.49 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 171,023 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 179,224 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 172,154 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 180,322 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 173,679 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Cambodia?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Cambodia was 17 in 2026, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 27 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2001.
- How does Cambodia rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Cambodia ranks 149th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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