Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament in India
India: Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament was 0.34 ratio in 2026. ▲ Rising
Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament in India, 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 upper chamber of parliament in India is 0.34 ratio, measured in 2026. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 47.8% over ten years.
India ranks 60th of 71 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament in India, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.23 ratio | — |
| 2022 | 0.25 ratio | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 0.28 ratio | +12.0% |
| 2024 | 0.26 ratio | -7.1% |
| 2025 | 0.34 ratio | +30.8% |
| 2026 | 0.34 ratio | +0.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.34 ratio is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.525 ratio, 65% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near India
More gender data for India
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 341,454 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5667 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1.18 million (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1.18 million (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 10.96 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 11.71 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 10.92 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 11.70 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 10.89 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament in India?
- Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament in India was 0.34 ratio in 2026, according to Inter-Parliamentary Union – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.34 ratio in 2025.
- What is the lowest representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.23 ratio in 2021.
- How does India rank for representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament?
- India ranks 60th out of 71 countries with data for 2026.
- Is representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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 upper 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), Upper Chamber.