Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 18 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Tajikistan, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Tajikistan recorded 18 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 5.9% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Tajikistan peaked at 18 in 2026 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2000.
That places Tajikistan 147th out of 210 countries with data for 2026, putting it 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 Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5 | — |
| 2001 | 9 | +80.0% |
| 2002 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11 | +37.5% |
| 2007 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12 | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10 | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12 | +20.0% |
| 2017 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 15 | +25.0% |
| 2022 | 17 | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 18 | +5.9% |
Tajikistan compared with similar countries
- Tajikistan's 18 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 29, 62% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Tajikistan's 18 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 47, 38% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9 | 5 | 11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.5 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.14 | 12 | 18 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
More gender data for Tajikistan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,892 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4634 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 7,841 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 7,841 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.7 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 126,845 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 134,134 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 127,721 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 134,916 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 128,822 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Tajikistan?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Tajikistan was 18 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 Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 18 in 2026.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2000.
- How does Tajikistan rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Tajikistan ranks 147th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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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