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
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Eastern Asia (excluding Japan), 2000–2022
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +25.4% | 627 | 786 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
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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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