Share of women in parliament in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Share of women in parliament was 31.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of women in parliament in Viet Nam, 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
The most recent figure for share of women in parliament in Viet Nam is 31.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in parliament in Viet Nam peaked at 31.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 24.3%, in 2014.
That places Viet Nam 66th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 26.2% | — |
| 1998 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 26.0% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 27.3% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 25.8% | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 25.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 25.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 25.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 24.4% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 24.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 24.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 24.3% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 24.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 26.7% | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 26.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 26.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 26.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 26.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 30.3% | +13.2% |
| 2022 | 30.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 30.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 30.6% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 31.4% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.1% | 26.0% | 26.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 26.6% | 25.8% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.4% | 24.3% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.9% | 26.7% | 31.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 63 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 32.1% compare
- 64 Liechtenstein 32.0% compare
- 65 El Salvador 31.7% compare
- 67 Suriname 31.4% compare
- 68 Uruguay 31.3% compare
- 69 Poland 31.3% compare
More gender data for Viet Nam
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 20,794 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.19 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 83,461 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 83,461 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 630,006 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 692,923 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 641,171 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 706,622 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 654,459 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women in parliament in Viet Nam?
- Share of women in parliament in Viet Nam was 31.4% 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 Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 31.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of women in parliament recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 2014.
- How does Viet Nam rank for share of women in parliament?
- Viet Nam ranks 66th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of women in parliament rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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.