Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Singapore
Singapore: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 32 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Singapore, 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 Singapore is 32, measured in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 52.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Singapore peaked at 32 in 2026 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2000.
Singapore ranks 108th of 210 countries 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 in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4 | — |
| 2001 | 6 | +50.0% |
| 2002 | 10 | +66.7% |
| 2003 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 15 | +50.0% |
| 2005 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 23 | +53.3% |
| 2008 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 22 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 20 | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 24 | +20.0% |
| 2014 | 25 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 21 | -16.0% |
| 2017 | 24 | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 24 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 28 | +16.7% |
| 2022 | 30 | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 29 | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 32 | +10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.4 | 4 | 23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.9 | 20 | 25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.86 | 24 | 32 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More gender data for Singapore
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 724.18 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.914 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,307 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,307 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.3921 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 23,989 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 25,420 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 23,551 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 24,949 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 22,853 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Singapore?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Singapore was 32 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 32 in 2026.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2000.
- How does Singapore rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Singapore ranks 108th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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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