Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments was 10 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments in Sri Lanka, 1997–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 10 for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 87.5% on the previous year and up 73.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Sri Lanka peaked at 10 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.44, in 2002.
That places Sri Lanka 168th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 5.33 | — |
| 1998 | 5.33 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4.89 | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 4.44 | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 4.44 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.89 | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 4.89 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.89 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.78 | +18.2% |
| 2008 | 5.78 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.78 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.33 | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 5.78 | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 5.78 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5.78 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.78 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.89 | -15.4% |
| 2016 | 5.78 | +18.2% |
| 2017 | 5.78 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.78 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.33 | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 5.38 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 5.38 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.33 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 5.33 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10 | +87.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.19 | 4.89 | 5.33 | 3 |
| 2000s | 5.11 | 4.44 | 5.78 | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.6 | 4.89 | 5.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.29 | 5.33 | 10 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 165 Kiribati 11.11 compare
- 165 Saint Lucia 11.11 compare
- 167 Liberia 10.96 compare
- 169 Guinea-Bissau 9.8 compare
- 170 Syrian Arab Republic 9.6 compare
- 171 Fiji 9.09 compare
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 10 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.44 in 2002.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Sri Lanka ranks 168th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Data on the proportion of women in leadership positions.