Current number of seats in national parliaments (number) in China
China: Current number of seats in national parliaments (number) was 2,977 in 2026. ▬ Flat
Latest (2026)
2,977
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 201 countries
All-time high
2,977
in 2024
All-time low
2,975
in 2021
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Current number of seats in national parliaments in China, 2021–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, current number of seats in national parliaments in China stood at 2,977. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
China ranks 1st of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Current number of seats in national parliaments (number) in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2,975 | — |
| 2022 | 2,975 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2,975 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2,977 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 2,977 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 2,977 | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 2,977 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 125, 23.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- China's 2,977 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 111, 26.8× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near China
More development goals data for China
- Red List Index 0.8295 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 11.52 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,492 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 76 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 76 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 37 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 216 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 849 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 872 (2025)
- Infant deaths 36,113 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current number of seats in national parliaments in China?
- Current number of seats in national parliaments in China was 2,977 in 2026, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest current number of seats in national parliaments recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 2,977 in 2024.
- What is the lowest current number of seats in national parliaments recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,975 in 2021.
- How does China rank for current number of seats in national parliaments?
- China ranks 1st out of 201 countries with data for 2026.
- Is current number of seats in national parliaments rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Current number of seats in national parliaments (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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