Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Myanmar
Myanmar: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 65 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Myanmar, 2011–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 65 for number of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2022. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 364.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Myanmar peaked at 65 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14, in 2011.
Myanmar ranks 62nd of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 14 | — |
| 2012 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 26 | +85.7% |
| 2014 | 24 | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 26 | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 43 | +65.4% |
| 2017 | 44 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 49 | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 48 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 65 | +35.4% |
| 2022 | 65 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31.56 | 14 | 49 | 9 |
| 2020s | 59.33 | 48 | 65 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 59 Afghanistan 67 compare
- 59 Czechia 67 compare
- 61 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 66 compare
- 62 Austria 65 compare
- 62 Ecuador 65 compare
- 62 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 65 compare
More gender data for Myanmar
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 12,934 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5781 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 43,417 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 43,417 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7919 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 421,278 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 445,429 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 422,232 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 446,146 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 423,553 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Myanmar?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Myanmar was 65 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 65 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 in 2011.
- How does Myanmar rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Myanmar ranks 62nd out of 210 countries with data for 2022.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 364.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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