Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Eastern Asia (excluding Japan)

Eastern Asia (excluding Japan): Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 931 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
931
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
17th
of 42 groups
All-time high
933
in 2021
All-time low
627
in 2004
Years of data
22
2000–2022

Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Eastern Asia (excluding Japan), 2000–2022

02004006008001.0k2000201120222000: 8052001: 8122002: 8122003: 8122004: 6272005: 7862006: 7872007: 7872008: 7972009: 8192010: 7912011: 7912012: 7892013: 8002014: 8642015: 8712016: 8712017: 8752018: 8852019: 9182021: 9332022: 931

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

In 2022, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Eastern Asia (excluding Japan) stood at 931.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Eastern Asia (excluding Japan) peaked at 933 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 627, in 2004.

That places Eastern Asia (excluding Japan) 17th out of 42 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Eastern Asia (excluding Japan), year by year

Annual values for Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) in Eastern Asia (excluding Japan), 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 805
2001 812 +0.9%
2002 812 +0.0%
2003 812 +0.0%
2004 627 -22.8%
2005 786 +25.4%
2006 787 +0.1%
2007 787 +0.0%
2008 797 +1.3%
2009 819 +2.8%
2010 791 -3.4%
2011 791 +0.0%
2012 789 -0.3%
2013 800 +1.4%
2014 864 +8.0%
2015 871 +0.8%
2016 871 +0.0%
2017 875 +0.5%
2018 885 +1.1%
2019 918 +3.7%
2021 933 +1.6%
2022 931 -0.2%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Eastern Asia (excluding Japan) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2005 +25.4% 627 786

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 784.4 627 819 10
2010s 845.5 789 918 10
2020s 932 931 933 2

Countries ranked near Eastern Asia (excluding Japan)

  1. 14 Spain 154 compare
  2. 15 Viet Nam 149 compare
  3. 15 Viet Nam 149 compare
  4. 17 United Republic of Tanzania 147 compare
  5. 18 Poland 145 compare
  6. 19 Sudan 133 compare
  7. 20 Italy 131 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Eastern Asia (excluding Japan)?
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Eastern Asia (excluding Japan) was 931 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Eastern Asia (excluding Japan)?
The highest recorded value was 933 in 2021.
What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Eastern Asia (excluding Japan)?
The lowest recorded value was 627 in 2004.
How does Eastern Asia (excluding Japan) rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
Eastern Asia (excluding Japan) ranks 17th out of 42 groups with data for 2022.
Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Eastern Asia (excluding Japan)?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eastern Asia (excluding Japan) 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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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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