Share of women in parliament ipu (Inter-Parliamentary Unio) in Pakistan
Pakistan: Share of women in parliament ipu (Inter-Parliamentary Unio) was 17.04 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of women in parliament ipu in Pakistan, 1997–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 17.04 for share of women in parliament ipu in 2025.
That represents a change of down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in parliament ipu in Pakistan peaked at 22.51 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.3, in 1997.
Pakistan ranks 141st of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of women in parliament ipu (Inter-Parliamentary Unio) in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.3 | — |
| 1998 | 2.3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 21.05 | +813.7% |
| 2003 | 21.64 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 21.34 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 21.34 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 21.34 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 21.05 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 22.49 | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 22.22 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 22.22 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 22.51 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 22.51 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 20.74 | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 20.74 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 20.59 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 20.59 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20.59 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 20.23 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 20.23 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 20.18 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 20.18 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 20.47 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 20.47 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 17.04 | -16.7% |
| 2025 | 17.04 | +0.0% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 17.04 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.62, 75% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 17.04 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 18.3, 93% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of women in parliament ipu (Inter-Parliamentary Unio) in Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +813.7% | 2.3 | 21.05 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.56 | 21.05 | 22.49 | 8 |
| 2010s | 21.1 | 20.23 | 22.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.23 | 17.04 | 20.47 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More gender data for Pakistan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 94,592 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.6113 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 182,291 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 182,291 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3.22 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3.37 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3.31 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3.14 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women in parliament ipu in Pakistan?
- Share of women in parliament ipu in Pakistan was 17.04 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women in parliament ipu recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 22.51 in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of women in parliament ipu recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3 in 1997.
- How does Pakistan rank for share of women in parliament ipu?
- Pakistan ranks 141st out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of women in parliament ipu rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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