Women in parliament in Japan

15.7%

% of lower/single chamber seats · 2025

141st highest of 184 countries

In 2015: 9.5%

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Nearby in the ranking

  1. Libya 16.5%
  2. Russia 16.4%
  3. Tunisia 15.8%
  4. Japan 15.7%
  5. Hungary 15.6%
  6. Togo 15.0%
  7. Zambia 15.0%

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About the data

Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.

Unit
% of lower/single chamber seats
Years
1997–2025
Data as of
2026-09-28
Source
World Bank
License
CC BY 4.0
Credit
World Bank, World Development Indicators (SG.GEN.PARL.ZS), CC BY 4.0