Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 3 in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Papua New Guinea stood at 3. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Papua New Guinea peaked at 3 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2018.
That places Papua New Guinea 195th out of 210 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2 | — |
| 2001 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2014 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 2 | — |
| 2024 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2025 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 3 | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 3 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 29, 10% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 3 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 26.5, 11% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.57 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 195 Haiti 3 compare
- 195 Maldives 3 compare
- 195 Micronesia (Federated States of) 3 compare
- 195 Qatar 3 compare
- 195 Solomon Islands 3 compare
More gender data for Papua New Guinea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,665 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.4371 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 8,006 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,006 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 120,773 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 129,292 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 119,621 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 128,016 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 119,145 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Papua New Guinea?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Papua New Guinea was 3 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2013.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2018.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 195th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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