Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand): Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 7.4% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) stood at 7.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and up 54.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) peaked at 7.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2011.
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 42nd of 42 groups on this measure, 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 Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.6% | — |
| 2001 | 2.4% | -35.2% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | +24.9% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | -19.9% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +17.6% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | +35.3% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | +25.9% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 6.4% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 6.4% | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 7.1% | +10.7% |
| 2025 | 7.9% | +11.2% |
| 2026 | 7.4% | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.4% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 2.3% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 6.0% | 7.9% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
- 39 North Macedonia 39.2% compare
- 40 Mozambique 38.0% compare
- 41 Slovenia 37.8% compare
- 42 Serbia 37.6% compare
- 42 United Republic of Tanzania 37.6% compare
- 44 Dominican Republic 37.4% compare
- 45 Latvia 37.0% compare
More gender data for Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 36 (2026)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 28.8% (2023)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 31.0% (2023)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 28.7% (2023)
- Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 26.2% (2025)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 1.01 (2019)
- Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 0.1% (2026)
- Proportion of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have 52.5% (2025)
- Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of 23.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) was 7.4% 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 Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2011.
- How does Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 42nd out of 42 groups with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 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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