Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Oceania
Oceania: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 161 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Oceania, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Oceania recorded 161 for number of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 59.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Oceania peaked at 161 in 2026 and was at its lowest, 81, in 2001.
That places Oceania 39th out of 42 groups with data for 2026, putting it in the bottom 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 Oceania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 86 | — |
| 2001 | 81 | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 87 | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 85 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 84 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 86 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 92 | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 87 | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 91 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 92 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 93 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 88 | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 87 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 89 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 94 | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 99 | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 101 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 113 | +11.9% |
| 2018 | 116 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 122 | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 125 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 136 | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 135 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 150 | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 148 | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 154 | +4.1% |
| 2026 | 161 | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.1 | 81 | 92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.2 | 87 | 122 | 10 |
| 2020s | 144.14 | 125 | 161 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
More gender data for Oceania
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 21.2% (2026)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 16.8% (2023)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 21.9% (2023)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 16.6% (2023)
- Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 41.3% (2025)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 1 (2024)
- Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 0.4% (2026)
- Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 1.0% (2026)
- Proportion of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have 77.8% (2025)
- Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of 34.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Oceania?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Oceania was 161 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 Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 161 in 2026.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 81 in 2001.
- How does Oceania rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Oceania ranks 39th out of 42 groups with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oceania 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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