Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Central Asia
Central Asia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 29.6% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Central Asia, 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 Central Asia is 29.6%, measured in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Central Asia peaked at 29.6% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2000.
Central Asia ranks 15th of 42 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Central Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.0% | — |
| 2001 | 10.2% | +45.6% |
| 2002 | 10.6% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 10.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11.6% | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 12.5% | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 12.6% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 18.6% | +48.0% |
| 2009 | 18.4% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 20.0% | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 21.2% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 21.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 23.2% | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 21.8% | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 21.1% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 21.3% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 21.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 21.1% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 25.4% | +20.1% |
| 2021 | 25.6% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 27.5% | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 27.4% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 26.2% | -4.4% |
| 2025 | 27.4% | +4.6% |
| 2026 | 29.6% | +8.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Central Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +48.0% | 12.6% | 18.6% |
| 2001 | +45.6% | 7.0% | 10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.3% | 7.0% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 20.0% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 25.4% | 29.6% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Central Asia
- 13 Australia and New Zealand 45.8% compare
- 14 New Zealand 45.5% compare
- 15 Finland 45.5% compare
- 16 South Africa 44.8% compare
- 17 Sweden 44.7% compare
- 18 Denmark 44.1% compare
More gender data for Central Asia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 27,202 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.2329 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 62,722 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 62,722 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2030)
- Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 43.92 (2027)
- SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 1.79 (2025)
- SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 34.41 (2025)
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 153 (2026)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 32.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Central Asia?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Central Asia was 29.6% 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 Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 2026.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2000.
- How does Central Asia rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Central Asia ranks 15th out of 42 groups with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central Asia 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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