Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Singapore
Singapore: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 32.3% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Singapore, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Singapore is 32.3%, measured in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.2% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Singapore peaked at 32.3% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2000.
Singapore ranks 67th 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 Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.3% | — |
| 2001 | 6.5% | +50.0% |
| 2002 | 11.8% | +82.3% |
| 2003 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 16.0% | +35.7% |
| 2005 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 24.5% | +53.3% |
| 2008 | 24.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 24.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 23.4% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 23.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 22.2% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 24.2% | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 25.2% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 25.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 23.1% | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 23.8% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 23.0% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 24.0% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 29.5% | +22.8% |
| 2022 | 29.1% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 29.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 29.3% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 29.6% | +1.0% |
| 2026 | 32.3% | +9.2% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 32.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 31.2%, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 32.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.4%, 2.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Singapore 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 | +82.3% | 6.5% | 11.8% |
| 2007 | +53.3% | 16.0% | 24.5% |
| 2001 | +50.0% | 4.3% | 6.5% |
| 2004 | +35.7% | 11.8% | 16.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.6% | 4.3% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 22.2% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.0% | 24.0% | 32.3% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 64 Croatia 32.7% compare
- 65 Germany 32.5% compare
- 66 South Sudan 32.4% compare
- 68 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 32.1% compare
- 69 Liechtenstein 32.0% compare
- 70 El Salvador 31.7% compare
More gender data for Singapore
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 724.18 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.914 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,307 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,307 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.3921 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 23,989 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 25,420 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 23,551 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 24,949 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 22,853 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Singapore?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Singapore was 32.3% 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 32.3% in 2026.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2000.
- How does Singapore rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Singapore ranks 67th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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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