Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 17.4% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Kazakhstan, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 17.4% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Kazakhstan peaked at 27.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2000.
That places Kazakhstan 153rd 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 Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.4% | — |
| 2001 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15.9% | +52.9% |
| 2009 | 15.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 17.8% | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 17.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 24.3% | +36.8% |
| 2013 | 24.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 25.2% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 26.2% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 27.1% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 27.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 27.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 27.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 27.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 27.4% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 27.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 19.4% | -29.1% |
| 2025 | 18.4% | -5.3% |
| 2026 | 17.4% | -5.6% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 17.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.4%, 68% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 17.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.5%, 52% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.5% | 10.4% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 17.8% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.4% | 17.4% | 27.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More gender data for Kazakhstan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 6,050 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2514 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 15,953 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 15,953 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 192,023 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 204,014 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 195,086 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 207,220 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 198,672 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Kazakhstan?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Kazakhstan was 17.4% 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 Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2000.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Kazakhstan ranks 153rd out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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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