Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Indonesia
Indonesia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 22.2% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Indonesia, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 22.2% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Indonesia peaked at 22.2% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2000.
That places Indonesia 119th out of 210 countries with data for 2026, putting it 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 Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.0% | — |
| 2001 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11.3% | +40.9% |
| 2006 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | +55.0% |
| 2011 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18.2% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 18.6% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 17.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 19.8% | +15.8% |
| 2018 | 19.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18.2% | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 20.4% | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 21.0% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 21.9% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 21.6% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 21.9% | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 21.9% | -0.0% |
| 2026 | 22.2% | +1.6% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 22.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.4%, 88% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 22.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.4%, 1.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Indonesia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +55.0% | 11.6% | 18.0% |
| 2005 | +40.9% | 8.0% | 11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.7% | 8.0% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 17.1% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 20.4% | 22.2% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More gender data for Indonesia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 66,364 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.7373 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 229,513 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 229,513 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2.13 million people (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2.26 million people (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2.14 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2.26 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2.15 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Indonesia?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Indonesia was 22.2% 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 2026.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2000.
- How does Indonesia rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Indonesia ranks 119th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia 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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