Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Nepal
Nepal: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 33.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Nepal, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Nepal stood at 33.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Nepal peaked at 33.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2000.
Nepal ranks 61st of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.8% | — |
| 2001 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 17.3% | +196.2% |
| 2008 | 17.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 33.2% | +91.4% |
| 2010 | 33.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 33.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 33.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 33.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 29.9% | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 29.5% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 29.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 29.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 32.7% | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 32.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 32.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 32.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 33.6% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 33.1% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 33.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 33.5% | +1.1% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 33.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.7%, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 33.5% is above the median for South Asia, which is 11.8%, 2.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Nepal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +196.2% | 5.8% | 17.3% |
| 2009 | +91.4% | 17.3% | 33.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.2% | 5.8% | 33.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 31.7% | 29.5% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.1% | 32.7% | 33.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More gender data for Nepal
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,927 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.7039 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 22,583 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 22,583 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 264,089 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 273,367 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 265,882 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 274,092 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 268,570 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Nepal?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Nepal was 33.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 33.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2000.
- How does Nepal rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Nepal ranks 61st out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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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