Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Myanmar
Myanmar: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 15.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Myanmar, 2011–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 15.3% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2022. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 331.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Myanmar peaked at 15.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2012.
Myanmar ranks 161st of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4.3% | — |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -17.5% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | +70.3% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | +60.4% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 11.1% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 15.3% | +37.6% |
| 2022 | 15.3% | +0.0% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 15.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.7%, 70% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 15.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.4%, 99% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.5% | 3.5% | 11.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 11.1% | 15.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More gender data for Myanmar
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 12,934 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5781 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 43,417 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 43,417 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7919 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 421,278 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 445,429 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 422,232 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 446,146 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 423,553 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Myanmar?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Myanmar was 15.3% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2012.
- How does Myanmar rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Myanmar ranks 161st out of 210 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 331.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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