Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Vietnam
Vietnam: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 31.6% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Vietnam, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 31.6% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Vietnam peaked at 31.6% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 24.3%, in 2014.
That places Vietnam 71st out of 210 countries with data for 2026, putting it 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 Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.0% | — |
| 2001 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 27.3% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 25.8% | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 25.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 25.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 25.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 24.4% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 24.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 24.3% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 24.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 24.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 26.7% | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 26.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 26.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 26.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 26.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 30.3% | +13.2% |
| 2023 | 30.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 30.6% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 31.4% | +2.4% |
| 2026 | 31.6% | +0.6% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 31.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.4%, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 31.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.4%, 2.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.6% | 25.8% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 24.3% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.6% | 26.7% | 31.6% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 68 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 32.1% compare
- 69 Liechtenstein 32.0% compare
- 70 El Salvador 31.7% compare
- 71 Viet Nam 31.6% compare
- 73 Poland 31.5% compare
- 74 Suriname 31.4% compare
More gender data for Vietnam
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 20,794 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.19 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 83,461 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 83,461 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 630,006 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 692,923 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 641,171 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 706,622 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 654,459 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Vietnam?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Vietnam was 31.6% 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 31.6% in 2026.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 2014.
- How does Vietnam rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Vietnam ranks 71st out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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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