Current number of seats in national parliaments in India
India: Current number of seats in national parliaments was 542 in 2026. ▬ Flat
Latest (2026)
542
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
9th
of 170 countries
All-time high
544
in 2025
All-time low
523
in 2024
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Current number of seats in national parliaments in India, 2021–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
India recorded 542 for current number of seats in national parliaments in 2026.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
India ranks 9th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Current number of seats in national parliaments in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 540 | — |
| 2022 | 542 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 542 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 523 | -3.5% |
| 2025 | 544 | +4.0% |
| 2026 | 542 | -0.4% |
Countries ranked near India
More development goals data for India
- Red List Index 0.7875 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.97 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 350.51 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 72 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 72 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 49 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 141 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 297 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 297 (2025)
- Infant deaths 539,573 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current number of seats in national parliaments in India?
- Current number of seats in national parliaments in India was 542 in 2026, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest current number of seats in national parliaments recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 544 in 2025.
- What is the lowest current number of seats in national parliaments recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 523 in 2024.
- How does India rank for current number of seats in national parliaments?
- India ranks 9th out of 170 countries with data for 2026.
- Is current number of seats in national parliaments rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this India 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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