In　order　to　study　the　confining　reinforcement　requirement　for　ductile　RC　bridge　columns,　the　code　provisions　of　confining　reinforcement　in　the　potential　plastic　hinge　regions　of　bridge　columns　in　China,　USA　and　Europe　were　summarized.　Then,　234　pseudo-static　test　data　for　bridge　columns　were　collected　from　Pacific　Earthquake　Engineering　Research　Center　(PEER)　column　database,　Kawashima　Laboratory　and　other　literatures　in　China.　The　relationships　between　the　ultimate　drift　ratios　and　displacement　ductility　factors　and　curvature　ductility　factors　of　the　columns　were　developed.　The　code　provisions　for　the　amount　of　confining　reinforcement　in　bridge　columns　in　China,　USA　and　Europe　were　evaluated.　Then,　calculated　equations　of　amount　of　confining　reinforcement　required　to　achieve　a　given　ultimate　drift　ratios　of　2%　and　3%　with　85%　assurance　rate　were　proposed　based　on　regression　analysis.　Through　a　practical　example,　comparisons　of　equations　in　the　paper　and　code　at　home　and　abroad　were　carried　out.　Results　show　that　the　proposed　equations　can　be　used　for　the　bridge　columns　with　aspect　ratio　3　to　10　and　can　keep　good　seismic　capacity　for　the　columns　under　high　axial　load　ratio　but　is　not　very　conservative　for　the　columns　under　low　axial　load　ratio.