Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Bhutan
Bhutan: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 4.3% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Bhutan, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Bhutan is 4.3%, measured in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Bhutan peaked at 17.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2000.
That places Bhutan 200th out of 210 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.0% | — |
| 2001 | 9.3% | +366.5% |
| 2002 | 9.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | -71.4% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | +218.7% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14.9% | +75.0% |
| 2020 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 17.4% | +16.8% |
| 2023 | 17.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 17.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4.3% | -75.5% |
| 2026 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 4.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.7%, 20% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 4.3% is below the median for South Asia, which is 11.8%, 36% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 2.0% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 8.5% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 4.3% | 17.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More gender data for Bhutan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 147.07 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.49 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 673.62 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 673.62 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.997 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 4,751 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 4,967 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 4,765 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 4,981 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 4,779 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Bhutan?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Bhutan was 4.3% in 2026, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Bhutan ranks 200th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (% of total number of seats). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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