Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Thailand
Thailand: Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of was 20.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
20.6%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
21st
of 23 countries
All-time high
20.6%
in 2024
All-time low
17.4%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2019–2024
Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Thailand, 2019–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Thailand stood at 20.6%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
That places Thailand 21st out of 23 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 17.4% | — |
| 2021 | 17.9% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 20.5% | +14.5% |
| 2023 | 20.4% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 20.6% | +0.8% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 20.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.6%, 87% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.4% | 17.4% | 17.4% | 1 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 17.9% | 20.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 18 Bangladesh 23.4% compare
- 19 Kazakhstan 23.0% compare
- 20 State of Palestine 21.0% compare
- 22 Japan 17.8% compare
- 23 Israel 17.1% compare
More gender data for Thailand
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 9,170 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.1 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 62,045 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 62,045 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.1546 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 278,147 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 295,559 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 282,643 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 300,402 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 287,479 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Thailand?
- Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Thailand was 20.6% 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 2019.
- How does Thailand rank for proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of?
- Thailand ranks 21st out of 23 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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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