Proportion of Seats Held by Women In National Parliaments rose 0% to 30.5% in Australia in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, Proportion of Seats Held by Women In National Parliaments in Australia reached an all time high of 30.5% in 2019 and an all time low of 6.10% in 1990.
Australia has been ranked 46th within the group of 168 countries we follow in terms of Proportion of Seats Held by Women In National Parliaments, 5 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Proportion of Seats Held by Women In National Parliaments | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Australia | % | ... | 26.0% | 26.7% | 28.7% | 28.7% | 28.7% | |||||||||||||||
Cambodia | % | 20.3% | 20.3% | 20.3% | 20.3% | 20.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Indonesia | % | 16.9% | 17.1% | 17.1% | 19.8% | 19.8% | ||||||||||||||||
Malaysia | % | 10.4% | 10.4% | 10.4% | 10.4% | 13.9% | ||||||||||||||||
New Zealand | % | 29.8% | 31.4% | 31.4% | 38.3% | 38.3% | ||||||||||||||||
Papua New Guinea | % | ... | 2.70% | 2.70% | 2.70% | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
Philippines | % | 27.3% | 27.2% | 29.8% | 29.5% | 29.5% | ||||||||||||||||
Singapore | % | 25.3% | 23.9% | 23.8% | 23.0% | 23.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Thailand | % | 6.09% | 6.09% | 6.09% | 4.80% | 5.28% | ||||||||||||||||
Vietnam | % | 24.3% | 24.3% | 26.7% | 26.7% | 26.7% |