Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Philippines
Philippines: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 28.3% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Philippines, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Philippines stood at 28.3%.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Philippines peaked at 29.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2001.
Philippines ranks 92nd 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 Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.4% | — |
| 2001 | 11.3% | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 17.8% | +57.7% |
| 2003 | 17.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 17.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 15.2% | -14.1% |
| 2006 | 15.7% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 15.2% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 20.5% | +34.4% |
| 2009 | 20.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 21.0% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 22.1% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 22.9% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 22.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 27.3% | +19.4% |
| 2015 | 27.2% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 27.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 29.4% | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 29.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 29.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 28.0% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 28.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 27.7% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 27.3% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 28.0% | +2.5% |
| 2026 | 28.3% | +1.0% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 28.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.4%, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 28.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.4%, 1.8× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Philippines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +57.7% | 11.3% | 17.8% |
| 2008 | +34.4% | 15.2% | 20.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.4% | 11.3% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.9% | 21.0% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.8% | 27.3% | 28.3% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 89 Tajikistan 29.0% compare
- 90 United States 28.9% compare
- 91 Lithuania 28.4% compare
- 93 Sierra Leone 28.2% compare
- 94 Sudan 27.6% compare
- 95 Montenegro 27.2% compare
More gender data for Philippines
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 28,934 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.61 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 92,475 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 92,475 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 871,613 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 935,850 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 864,989 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 929,411 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 858,439 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Philippines?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Philippines was 28.3% 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 29.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2001.
- How does Philippines rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Philippines ranks 92nd out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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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