Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) in Nepal
Nepal: Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) was 0.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.6%
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
65th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2025
All-time low
0.6%
in 2021
Years of data
5
2021–2025
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) in Nepal, 2021–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in Nepal stood at 0.6%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 9.9% over five years.
That places Nepal 65th out of 184 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.6% | — |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.6% | +2.0% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.6% is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.2%, 3.3× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 62 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.6% compare
- 63 Belarus 0.6% compare
- 64 South Sudan 0.6% compare
- 66 Seychelles 0.6% compare
- 67 Viet Nam 0.6% compare
- 67 Vietnam 0.6% compare
More gender data for Nepal
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,927 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.7039 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 22,583 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 22,583 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 264,089 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 273,367 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 265,882 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 274,092 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 268,570 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in Nepal?
- Ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in Nepal was 0.6% in 2025, 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2021.
- How does Nepal rank for ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of)?
- Nepal ranks 65th out of 184 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Nepal 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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