Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Malaysia
Malaysia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 13.6% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Malaysia, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Malaysia stood at 13.6%.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Malaysia peaked at 15.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2000.
That places Malaysia 170th 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 Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.2% | — |
| 2001 | 10.4% | +42.9% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10.5% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | -12.8% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10.1% | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 10.8% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14.4% | +39.1% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 14.9% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 15.0% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 13.5% | -9.9% |
| 2024 | 13.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 13.5% | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 13.6% | +0.4% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 13.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.4%, 53% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 13.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.4%, 88% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Malaysia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +42.9% | 7.2% | 10.4% |
| 2019 | +39.1% | 10.4% | 14.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.7% | 7.2% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 9.9% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 13.5% | 15.0% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 167 Micronesia 14.2% compare
- 168 India 13.8% compare
- 169 Cambodia 13.6% compare
- 171 Côte d'Ivoire 13.4% compare
- 171 Cote d'Ivoire 13.4% compare
- 173 Democratic Republic of the Congo 12.8% compare
More gender data for Malaysia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,206 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.39 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 30,756 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 30,756 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 214,187 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 227,793 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 214,543 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 228,149 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 213,108 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Malaysia?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Malaysia was 13.6% 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Malaysia ranks 170th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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