Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)
Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs): Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) was 1,505 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), 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 Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) is 1,505, measured in 2026.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) peaked at 1,562 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 323, in 2000.
Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) ranks 14th of 41 groups 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 (number) in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 323 | — |
| 2001 | 381 | +18.0% |
| 2002 | 436 | +14.4% |
| 2003 | 469 | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 494 | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 507 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 683 | +34.7% |
| 2007 | 773 | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 830 | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 1,001 | +20.6% |
| 2010 | 1,034 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 1,058 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 1,230 | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 1,253 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 1,287 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 1,297 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1,367 | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 1,448 | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 1,283 | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 1,329 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 1,438 | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 1,454 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1,562 | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 1,540 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 1,484 | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 1,541 | +3.8% |
| 2026 | 1,505 | -2.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +34.7% | 507 | 683 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 589.7 | 323 | 1,001 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,259 | 1,034 | 1,448 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,503 | 1,438 | 1,562 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)
More gender data for Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 30.4% (2026)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 32.2% (2023)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 36.9% (2023)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 31.8% (2023)
- Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 34.7% (2025)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 0.9791 ratio (2024)
- Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 0.6% (2026)
- Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 0.6% (2026)
- Proportion of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have 64.5% (2025)
- Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of 28.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) was 1,505 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 Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 1,562 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 323 in 2000.
- How does Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) ranks 14th out of 41 groups with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 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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