Share of women in parliament ipu in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share of women in parliament ipu was 9.78 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of women in parliament ipu in Sri Lanka, 1997–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share of women in parliament ipu in Sri Lanka stood at 9.78.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in parliament ipu in Sri Lanka peaked at 10 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.44, in 2002.
Sri Lanka ranks 172nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Share of women in parliament ipu in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 5.33 | — |
| 1998 | 5.33 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4.89 | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 4.44 | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 4.44 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.89 | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 4.89 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.89 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.78 | +18.2% |
| 2008 | 5.78 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.78 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.33 | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 5.78 | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 5.78 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5.78 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.78 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.89 | -15.4% |
| 2016 | 5.78 | +18.2% |
| 2017 | 5.78 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.78 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.33 | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 5.38 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 5.38 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.33 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 5.33 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10 | +87.5% |
| 2025 | 9.78 | -2.2% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 9.78 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.82, 43% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 9.78 is below the median for South Asia, which is 11.78, 83% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of women in parliament ipu in Sri Lanka 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +87.5% | 5.33 | 10 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.19 | 4.89 | 5.33 | 3 |
| 2000s | 5.11 | 4.44 | 5.78 | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.6 | 4.89 | 5.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.87 | 5.33 | 10 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More gender data for Sri Lanka
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,804 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8687 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 18,964 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 18,964 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7411 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 155,366 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 162,031 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 156,342 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 163,015 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 157,484 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women in parliament ipu in Sri Lanka?
- Share of women in parliament ipu in Sri Lanka was 9.78 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women in parliament ipu recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women in parliament ipu recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.44 in 2002.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share of women in parliament ipu?
- Sri Lanka ranks 172nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of women in parliament ipu rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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