Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Malaysia
Malaysia: Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament was 0.29 in 2026. ▼ Falling
Latest (2026)
0.29
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
136th
of 171 countries
All-time high
0.31
in 2021
All-time low
0.28
in 2023
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Malaysia, 2021–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.29 for representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% over ten years.
Malaysia ranks 136th of 171 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.31 | — |
| 2022 | 0.31 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.28 | -9.7% |
| 2024 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.29 | +3.6% |
| 2026 | 0.29 | +0.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.29 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.485, 60% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.29 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.37, 78% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More gender data for Malaysia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,206 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.39 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 30,756 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 30,756 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 214,187 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 227,793 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 214,543 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 228,149 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 213,108 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Malaysia?
- Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Malaysia was 0.29 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.31 in 2021.
- What is the lowest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.28 in 2023.
- How does Malaysia rank for representation of women in lower chamber of parliament?
- Malaysia ranks 136th out of 171 countries with data for 2026.
- Is representation of women in lower chamber of parliament rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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