Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in China
China: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 26.5% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in China, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in China stood at 26.5%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in China peaked at 26.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 2004.
China ranks 100th of 210 countries 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 China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.8% | — |
| 2001 | 21.8% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 21.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 21.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 20.2% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 20.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 20.3% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 20.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 20.6% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 21.3% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 21.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 21.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 21.3% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 21.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 23.4% | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 23.6% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 23.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 23.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 24.2% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 24.9% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 24.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 24.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 24.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 24.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 26.5% | +6.4% |
| 2025 | 26.5% | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 26.5% | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 26.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.4%, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- China's 26.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.4%, 1.7× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.0% | 20.2% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 21.3% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 24.9% | 26.5% | 7 |
Countries ranked near China
More gender data for China
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 169,741 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -5.36 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1.23 million (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1.23 million (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4481 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 4.15 million people (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 4.56 million people (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 4.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 4.62 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 4.32 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in China?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in China was 26.5% 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 2004.
- How does China rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- China ranks 100th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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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