Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Thailand
Thailand: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 19.6% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Thailand, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 19.6% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 221.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Thailand peaked at 19.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2018.
Thailand ranks 141st 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 Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.6% | — |
| 2001 | 9.2% | +64.3% |
| 2002 | 9.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 10.8% | +22.3% |
| 2007 | 8.7% | -19.6% |
| 2008 | 11.7% | +35.3% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 13.3% | +14.1% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15.8% | +18.6% |
| 2013 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | -61.5% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | -20.2% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | +12.9% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | +198.9% |
| 2021 | 15.8% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16.6% | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 19.4% | +16.7% |
| 2025 | 19.6% | +1.0% |
| 2026 | 19.6% | +0.0% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 19.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.4%, 77% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 19.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.4%, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Thailand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +198.9% | 5.4% | 16.2% |
| 2001 | +64.3% | 5.6% | 9.2% |
| 2015 | -61.5% | 15.8% | 6.1% |
| 2008 | +35.3% | 8.7% | 11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4% | 5.6% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 4.8% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 15.8% | 19.6% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More gender data for Thailand
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 9,170 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.1 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 62,045 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 62,045 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.1546 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 278,147 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 295,559 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 282,643 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 300,402 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 287,479 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Thailand?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Thailand was 19.6% 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2018.
- How does Thailand rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Thailand ranks 141st out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 221.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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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