Share of women in parliament ipu in India
India: Share of women in parliament ipu was 13.79 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
13.79
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
156th
of 193 countries
All-time high
15.24
in 2023
All-time low
7.16
in 1997
Years of data
29
1997–2025
Share of women in parliament ipu in India, 1997–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
India recorded 13.79 for share of women in parliament ipu in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in parliament ipu in India peaked at 15.24 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.16, in 1997.
That places India 156th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Share of women in parliament ipu in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 7.16 | — |
| 1998 | 8.1 | +13.2% |
| 1999 | 8.44 | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 9.01 | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 8.84 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 8.84 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.84 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8.26 | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 8.29 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 8.26 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 9.06 | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 9.06 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10.83 | +19.5% |
| 2010 | 10.83 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11.01 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 11.01 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11.01 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11.42 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 11.97 | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 11.97 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11.81 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 11.81 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14.39 | +21.9% |
| 2020 | 14.36 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 14.44 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 14.94 | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 15.24 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 13.65 | -10.4% |
| 2025 | 13.79 | +1.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 13.79 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.62, 61% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- India's 13.79 is above the median for South Asia, which is 11.78, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.9 | 7.16 | 8.44 | 3 |
| 2000s | 8.93 | 8.26 | 10.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.72 | 10.83 | 14.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.41 | 13.65 | 15.24 | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
- 154 Cyprus 14.29 compare
- 155 Madagascar 14.11 compare
- 157 Cambodia 13.6 compare
- 158 Malaysia 13.51 compare
- 159 Cote d'Ivoire 13.39 compare
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 share of women in parliament ipu in India?
- Share of women in parliament ipu in India was 13.79 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women in parliament ipu recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 15.24 in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of women in parliament ipu recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.16 in 1997.
- How does India rank for share of women in parliament ipu?
- India ranks 156th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of women in parliament ipu rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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