Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) was 149 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Vietnam, 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 Vietnam is 149, measured in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Vietnam peaked at 151 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 117, in 2000.
That places Vietnam 16th out of 212 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 117 | — |
| 2001 | 117 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 117 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 136 | +16.2% |
| 2004 | 136 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 136 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 136 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 136 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 127 | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 127 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 127 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 127 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 122 | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 122 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 121 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 121 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 121 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 132 | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 132 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 132 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 132 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 132 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 151 | +14.4% |
| 2023 | 151 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 151 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 150 | -0.7% |
| 2026 | 149 | -0.7% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 149 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31, 4.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 149 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 26.5, 5.6× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 128.5 | 117 | 136 | 10 |
| 2010s | 125.7 | 121 | 132 | 10 |
| 2020s | 145.14 | 132 | 151 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More gender data for Vietnam
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 20,794 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.19 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 83,461 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 83,461 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 630,006 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 692,923 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 641,171 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 706,622 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 654,459 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Vietnam?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Vietnam was 149 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 151 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 117 in 2000.
- How does Vietnam rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Vietnam ranks 16th out of 212 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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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