Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Japan
Japan: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 72 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Japan, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Japan stood at 72.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Japan peaked at 73 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 23, in 2000.
That places Japan 52nd out of 210 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23 | — |
| 2001 | 35 | +52.2% |
| 2002 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 34 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 43 | +26.5% |
| 2007 | 45 | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 54 | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 54 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 52 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 38 | -26.9% |
| 2014 | 39 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 45 | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 44 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 47 | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 46 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 45 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 46 | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 48 | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 73 | +52.1% |
| 2026 | 72 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.4 | 23 | 45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.5 | 38 | 54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.71 | 45 | 73 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More gender data for Japan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 12,429 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.96 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 107,155 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 107,155 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.4423 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 367,041 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 384,885 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 368,886 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 386,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 378,555 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Japan?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Japan was 72 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 73 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 23 in 2000.
- How does Japan rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Japan ranks 52nd out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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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