Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) … number in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) … number was 2.7% in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 2.7% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Papua New Guinea peaked at 2.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2018.
Papua New Guinea ranks 207th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) … number in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.8% | — |
| 2001 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -49.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | +193.5% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 1.7% | — |
| 2024 | 2.7% | +55.2% |
| 2025 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 2.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.7%, 12% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 2.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.4%, 18% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 0.0% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 0.0% | 2.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More gender data for Papua New Guinea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,665 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.4371 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 8,006 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,006 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 120,773 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 129,292 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 119,621 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 128,016 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 119,145 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Papua New Guinea?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Papua New Guinea was 2.7% 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2018.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 207th out of 212 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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