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

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

Global rank#141out of 184 countries
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Historical trend

15.712.910.17.44.6199720112025Japan · 2025: 15.70%Japan

Analytical takeaways

  • Japan records 15.70% for Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) in 2025, ranking #141 globally out of 184 countries.
  • Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) increased from 4.60% in 1997 to 15.70% in 2025, a gain of 11.10%.
  • The country sits in the bottom quartile of the global distribution for this metric, which also makes the page relevant for low-value and lagging-performance searches.

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