Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 9.8% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Sri Lanka, 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 Sri Lanka is 9.8%, measured in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 69.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Sri Lanka peaked at 9.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2001.
That places Sri Lanka 185th out of 210 countries with data for 2026, putting it 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.9% | — |
| 2001 | 4.4% | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | +18.2% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 9.8% | +83.5% |
| 2026 | 9.8% | +0.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 9.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.4%, 39% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 9.8% is below the median for South Asia, which is 11.8%, 83% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.4% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 5.3% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 5.3% | 9.8% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More gender data for Sri Lanka
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,804 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8687 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 18,964 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 18,964 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7411 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 155,366 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 162,031 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 156,342 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 163,015 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 157,484 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Sri Lanka?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Sri Lanka was 9.8% 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2001.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Sri Lanka ranks 185th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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