Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio) … Unicameral in China
China: Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio) … Unicameral was 0.5% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
0.5%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
89th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2024
All-time low
0.5%
in 2023
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) in China, 2021–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in China is 0.5%, measured in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% over ten years.
China ranks 89th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio) … Unicameral in China, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.5% | — |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | +6.4% |
| 2025 | 0.5% | -0.1% |
| 2026 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- China's 0.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4%, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near China
More gender data for China
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 169,741 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -5.36 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1.23 million (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1.23 million (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4481 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 4.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 4.56 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 4.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 4.62 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 4.32 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in China?
- Ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in China was 0.5% in 2026, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2023.
- How does China rank for ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of)?
- China ranks 89th out of 185 countries with data for 2026.
- Is ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of women in parliament in the proportion of women in the national population with the age of eligibility as a lower bound boundary), Lower Chamber or Unicameral. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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