Share of women in parliament ipu in Thailand
Thailand: Share of women in parliament ipu was 19.6 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of women in parliament ipu in Thailand, 1997–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 19.6 for share of women in parliament ipu in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 221.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in parliament ipu in Thailand peaked at 19.6 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.8, in 2017.
Thailand ranks 129th 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 ipu in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 5.6 | — |
| 1998 | 5.6 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5.6 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4.81 | -14.0% |
| 2001 | 9.2 | +91.2% |
| 2002 | 9.2 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9.2 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8.83 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 10.6 | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 8.68 | -18.1% |
| 2007 | 11.74 | +35.3% |
| 2008 | 11.67 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 13.32 | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 13.32 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15.8 | +18.6% |
| 2012 | 15.8 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15.8 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6.09 | -61.4% |
| 2015 | 6.09 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.09 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.8 | -21.2% |
| 2018 | 5.28 | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 16.2 | +206.6% |
| 2020 | 15.75 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 15.75 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 15.75 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 18.84 | +19.6% |
| 2024 | 19.4 | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 19.6 | +1.0% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 19.6 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.82, 86% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 19.6 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.66, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of women in parliament ipu in Thailand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +206.6% | 5.28 | 16.2 |
| 2001 | +91.2% | 4.81 | 9.2 |
| 2014 | -61.4% | 15.8 | 6.09 |
| 2007 | +35.3% | 8.68 | 11.74 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.72 | 4.81 | 13.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.53 | 4.8 | 16.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.51 | 15.75 | 19.6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 127 Turkey 19.9 compare
- 128 Saudi Arabia 19.87 compare
- 130 Niger 19.59 compare
- 131 Jordan 19.57 compare
- 132 Bosnia and Herzegovina 19.05 compare
More gender data for Thailand
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 9,170 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.1 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 62,045 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 62,045 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.1546 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 278,147 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 295,559 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 282,643 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 300,402 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 287,479 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women in parliament ipu in Thailand?
- Share of women in parliament ipu in Thailand was 19.6 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women in parliament ipu recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of women in parliament ipu recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8 in 2017.
- How does Thailand rank for share of women in parliament ipu?
- Thailand ranks 129th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of women in parliament ipu rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 221.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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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