Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mongolia
Mongolia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 25.4% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mongolia, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 25.4% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 75.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mongolia peaked at 25.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2010.
Mongolia ranks 107th 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 Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.9% | — |
| 2001 | 10.5% | +33.5% |
| 2002 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | -35.8% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | -38.4% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14.9% | +276.2% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14.5% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 17.1% | +18.2% |
| 2018 | 17.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 17.3% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 17.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 17.1% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 17.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 18.1% | +5.6% |
| 2025 | 25.4% | +40.6% |
| 2026 | 25.4% | +0.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 25.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.4%, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 25.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.4%, 1.7× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mongolia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +276.2% | 4.0% | 14.9% |
| 2025 | +40.6% | 18.1% | 25.4% |
| 2009 | -38.4% | 6.6% | 4.0% |
| 2005 | -35.8% | 10.5% | 6.8% |
| 2001 | +33.5% | 7.9% | 10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1% | 4.0% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 4.0% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 17.1% | 25.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More gender data for Mongolia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,010 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.54 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,695 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,695 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 30,279 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 31,506 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 31,061 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 32,353 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 31,994 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mongolia?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mongolia was 25.4% 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2010.
- How does Mongolia rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Mongolia ranks 107th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia 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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