Macro Indicators · SG.GEN.PARL.ZS
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) data
Unweighted average of the 50 countries reporting in 2024
24.9% of single or lower chamber seats
+19% on 2014. Country values run from 3.9 to 63.8 % of single or lower chamber seats. An average of country values, not a regional total.
- Countries covered
- 54
- Years
- 2000–2024
- Observations
- 1,263
- Source
- World Bank WDI
Countries
3/6 selected. Select up to 6 to compare.
Years
2000 – 2024 · 25 years
Annual values by country, 2000 to 2024
World Bank WDI · % of single or lower chamber seats · hover or use the arrow keys to read a year
- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
3 countries · 25 years · 1,263 values in the snapshot
Data tablevalues in % of single or lower chamber seats
| Country | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria DZ | 3.4 | 3.4 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8 | 31.6 | 31.6 | 31.6 | 31.6 | 31.6 | 25.8 | 25.8 | 25.8 | 25.8 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.9 |
| Angola AO | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 37.3 | 38.6 | 38.6 | 38.2 | 34.1 | 34.1 | 36.8 | 36.8 | 36.8 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 30 | 30 | 29.6 | 33.6 | 33.6 | 39.6 |
| Benin BJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 26.6 | 26.6 |
Source and notes
- Indicator code
- SG.GEN.PARL.ZS
- Unit
- % of single or lower chamber seats
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- Collection
- Macro Indicators
Values as published by World Bank WDI: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Coverage is the countries and years held in this snapshot, not the full extent of the series at source. Check at data.worldbank.org.