Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) in East Timor
East Timor: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) was 23 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in East Timor, 2003–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in East Timor stood at 23.
That represents a change of down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in East Timor peaked at 26 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 19, in 2008.
East Timor ranks 136th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 23 | — |
| 2004 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 22 | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 19 | -13.6% |
| 2009 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 21 | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 25 | +19.0% |
| 2014 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 21 | -16.0% |
| 2019 | 26 | +23.8% |
| 2020 | 25 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 26 | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 25 | -3.8% |
| 2025 | 23 | -8.0% |
| 2026 | 23 | +0.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 23 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 29, 79% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 23 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 26.5, 87% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.43 | 19 | 23 | 7 |
| 2010s | 23.1 | 19 | 26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.71 | 23 | 26 | 7 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More gender data for East Timor
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 462.75 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4702 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,057 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,057 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 14,331 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 15,248 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 14,172 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 15,056 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 14,127 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in East Timor?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in East Timor was 23 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 East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 26 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 in 2008.
- How does East Timor rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- East Timor ranks 136th out of 212 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor 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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