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Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)

Bangladesh · 1997–2023 · Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)

Latest (2023)20.86%
Earliest (1997)9.09
Change since 1997+11.77
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), via World Bank WDI (SG.GEN.PARL.ZS)
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Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.

Source
Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), via World Bank WDI (SG.GEN.PARL.ZS)
Data updated
October 26, 2026 · refreshed monthly
Date range
1997–2023 (25 data points)
Unit
%
World Bank code
SG.GEN.PARL.ZS
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Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), via World Bank WDI (SG.GEN.PARL.ZS). Processed by DEEPLAB, https://de3plab.org/data-women-in-parliament (data updated October 26, 2026).

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Year%
202320.86
202220.86
202120.86
202020.92
201920.63
201820.29
201720.29
201620
201520
201419.83
201319.71
201219.71
201119.71
201018.55
200918.55
20086.33
200615.07
200514.78
20042
20032
20022
20009.09
19999.09
19989.09
19979.09