Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in China
China: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 790 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in China, 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 China is 790, measured in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in China peaked at 790 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 604, in 2004.
That places China 1st out of 210 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top 10%.
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 China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 650 | — |
| 2001 | 650 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 650 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 650 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 604 | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 604 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 604 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 604 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 611 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 637 | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 637 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 637 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 635 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 635 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 699 | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 699 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 699 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 699 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 709 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 742 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 742 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 742 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 742 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 742 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 790 | +6.5% |
| 2025 | 790 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 790 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 626.4 | 604 | 650 | 10 |
| 2010s | 679.1 | 635 | 742 | 10 |
| 2020s | 762.57 | 742 | 790 | 7 |
Countries ranked near China
More gender data for China
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 169,741 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -5.36 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1.23 million (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1.23 million (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4481 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 4.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 4.56 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 4.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 4.62 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 4.32 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in China?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in China was 790 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 790 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 604 in 2004.
- How does China rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- China ranks 1st out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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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