Share of women in parliament in Mongolia
Mongolia: Share of women in parliament was 25.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of women in parliament in Mongolia, 1997–2025
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 25.4% for share of women in parliament in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 75.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in parliament in Mongolia peaked at 25.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2009.
Mongolia ranks 99th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Share of women in parliament in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 7.9% | — |
| 1998 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10.5% | +33.3% |
| 2001 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | -35.8% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | -36.7% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14.9% | +276.6% |
| 2013 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 17.1% | +18.2% |
| 2017 | 17.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 17.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17.3% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 17.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 17.1% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 17.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 17.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 25.4% | +48.5% |
| 2025 | 25.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.9% | 7.9% | 7.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 3.9% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 3.9% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 17.1% | 25.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More gender data for Mongolia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,010 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.54 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 30,279 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 31,506 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 31,061 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 32,353 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 31,994 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 33,364 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 33,192 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 34,641 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women in parliament in Mongolia?
- Share of women in parliament in Mongolia was 25.4% in 2025, according to Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women in parliament recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women in parliament recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2009.
- How does Mongolia rank for share of women in parliament?
- Mongolia ranks 99th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of women in parliament rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women in parliament. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of seats in lower or single chamber of the legislature held by women.