Share of women in parliament ipu in China
China: Share of women in parliament ipu was 26.54 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
26.54
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
94th
of 193 countries
All-time high
26.54
in 2023
All-time low
20.23
in 2003
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Share of women in parliament ipu in China, 1998–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
China recorded 26.54 for share of women in parliament ipu in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in parliament ipu in China peaked at 26.54 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.23, in 2003.
That places China 94th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Share of women in parliament ipu in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 21.82 | — |
| 1999 | 21.82 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 21.78 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 21.78 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 21.78 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 20.23 | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 20.23 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 20.27 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 20.27 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 20.62 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 21.33 | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 21.33 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 21.33 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 21.32 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 21.32 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 23.4 | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 23.4 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 23.62 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 23.62 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 24.25 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 24.9 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 24.94 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 24.94 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 24.94 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 24.94 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 26.54 | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 26.54 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 26.54 | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 26.54 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.82, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- China's 26.54 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.66, 1.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.82 | 21.82 | 21.82 | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.96 | 20.23 | 21.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.21 | 21.32 | 24.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.74 | 24.94 | 26.54 | 6 |
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 share of women in parliament ipu in China?
- Share of women in parliament ipu in China was 26.54 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women in parliament ipu recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 26.54 in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of women in parliament ipu recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.23 in 2003.
- How does China rank for share of women in parliament ipu?
- China ranks 94th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of women in parliament ipu rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women in parliament ipu. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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