Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament was 0.61 ratio in 2026. ▲ Rising
Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Viet Nam, 2021–2026
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
The most recent figure for representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Viet Nam is 0.61 ratio, measured in 2026. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Viet Nam ranks 63rd of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.52 ratio | — |
| 2022 | 0.59 ratio | +13.5% |
| 2023 | 0.58 ratio | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.59 ratio | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 0.6 ratio | +1.7% |
| 2026 | 0.61 ratio | +1.7% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 0.61 ratio is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.485 ratio, 1.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam's 0.61 ratio is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.37 ratio, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More gender data for Viet Nam
- 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 representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Viet Nam?
- Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Viet Nam was 0.61 ratio in 2026, according to Inter-Parliamentary Union – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.61 ratio in 2026.
- What is the lowest representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.52 ratio in 2021.
- How does Viet Nam rank for representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament?
- Viet Nam ranks 63rd out of 171 countries with data for 2026.
- Is representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from Inter-Parliamentary Union – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.