Share of women in parliament in Thailand
Thailand: Share of women in parliament was 19.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of women in parliament in Thailand, 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
Thailand recorded 19.6% 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 1.0% on the previous year and up 221.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in parliament 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 in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 5.6% | — |
| 1998 | 5.6% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5.6% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4.8% | -14.0% |
| 2001 | 9.2% | +91.2% |
| 2002 | 9.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 10.6% | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | -18.1% |
| 2007 | 11.7% | +35.3% |
| 2008 | 11.7% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 13.3% | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15.8% | +18.6% |
| 2012 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | -61.4% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | -21.2% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 16.2% | +206.6% |
| 2020 | 15.7% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 15.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 15.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 18.8% | +19.6% |
| 2024 | 19.4% | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 19.6% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 4.8% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 4.8% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 15.7% | 19.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 127 Türkiye 19.9% compare
- 128 Saudi Arabia 19.9% compare
- 130 Niger 19.6% compare
- 131 Jordan 19.6% compare
- 132 Bosnia and Herzegovina 19.0% 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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 305,571 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 292,562 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 310,911 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women in parliament in Thailand?
- Share of women in parliament in Thailand was 19.6% 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of women in parliament recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2017.
- How does Thailand rank for share of women in parliament?
- Thailand ranks 129th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of women in parliament 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 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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About this data
Percentage of seats in lower or single chamber of the legislature held by women.