Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Philippines
Philippines: Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of was 29.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
29.3%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
11th
of 23 countries
All-time high
29.3%
in 2024
All-time low
29.0%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2019–2024
Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Philippines, 2019–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 29.3% for proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Philippines ranks 11th of 23 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 29.0% | — |
| 2020 | 29.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 29.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 29.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 29.3% | +0.7% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 29.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.6%, 1.2× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.0% | 29.0% | 29.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 29.1% | 29.1% | 29.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More gender data for Philippines
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 28,934 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.61 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 92,475 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 92,475 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 871,613 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 935,850 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 864,989 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 929,411 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 858,439 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Philippines?
- Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Philippines was 29.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 29.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 2019.
- How does Philippines rank for proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of?
- Philippines ranks 11th out of 23 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of local government (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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