Regional grouping :
Africa
AMU
B5
CEN-SAD
Central Africa
COMESA
EAC
Eastern Africa
ECA countries of focus
ECCAS
ECOWAS
IGAD
Island economies
Land-locked countries
Land-locked LDCs
Least developed countries
Mineral-rich countries
Non-Oil LDCs
Non-Oil Producing
North Africa
Oil LDCs
Oil producing economies
SADC
Sahel
Small Island states
Southern Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
West Africa
Goal 5. Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
Target Target 5.5 Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life
Gender
Series:
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (% of total number of seats)//Female (%)
Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of local government //Female (%)
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments //Female (number)
Number of seats in national parliaments //Both sexes (number)
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Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (% of total number of seats)//Female (%)
Country/Area grouping
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Algeria
6.2
6.2
6.2
6.2
6.2
7.7
7.7
7.7
7.7
8.0
31.6
31.6
31.6
31.6
31.6
25.8
25.8
25.8
26.0
8.1
7.9
Angola
15.5
15.5
15.0
15.0
15.0
15.0
37.3
38.6
38.6
38.2
34.1
36.8
36.8
36.8
38.2
30.5
30.0
30.0
29.6
29.6
33.6
Botswana
17.0
17.0
11.1
11.1
11.1
11.1
11.1
7.9
7.9
7.9
7.9
9.5
9.5
9.5
9.5
9.5
9.5
10.8
10.8
11.1
11.1
Burundi
18.4
18.4
18.4
30.5
30.5
30.5
30.5
31.4
32.1
30.5
30.5
30.5
30.5
36.4
36.4
36.4
36.4
36.4
38.2
38.2
38.2
Cameroon
8.9
8.9
8.9
8.9
8.9
13.9
13.9
13.9
13.9
13.9
13.9
31.1
31.1
31.1
31.1
31.1
31.1
31.1
33.9
33.9
33.9
Cabo Verde
11.1
11.1
11.1
15.3
15.3
18.1
18.1
18.1
18.1
20.8
20.8
20.8
20.8
20.8
23.6
23.6
23.6
25.0
26.4
38.9
41.7
Central African Republic
7.3
...
...
10.5
10.5
10.5
10.5
9.6
...
12.5
12.5
...
...
...
8.6
8.6
8.6
8.6
8.6
12.9
12.9
Chad
5.8
5.8
6.5
6.5
6.5
5.2
5.2
5.2
5.2
12.8
14.9
14.9
14.9
14.9
12.8
12.8
14.9
15.4
15.4
31.2
25.9
Comoros
...
...
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
...
3.0
6.1
6.1
6.1
6.1
16.7
16.7
16.7
Congo
9.3
8.5
8.5
8.5
8.5
7.3
7.3
7.3
7.3
7.3
7.4
7.4
7.4
7.4
7.4
11.3
11.3
11.3
11.3
11.3
14.6
Democratic Republic of the Congo
...
12.0
12.0
12.0
8.4
8.4
8.4
8.4
8.4
8.9
8.9
10.6
8.9
8.9
8.9
8.9
10.3
12.8
12.8
12.8
12.8
Benin
6.0
7.2
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
8.4
7.4
7.4
Equatorial Guinea
5.0
5.0
18.0
18.0
18.0
18.0
6.0
10.0
10.0
10.0
10.0
24.0
24.0
24.0
24.0
20.0
20.0
21.0
23.0
22.0
31.0
Ethiopia
7.7
7.7
7.7
21.4
21.9
21.9
21.9
21.9
27.8
27.8
27.8
27.8
27.8
38.8
38.8
38.8
38.8
38.8
38.8
41.5
41.3
Eritrea
22.0
22.0
22.0
22.0
22.0
22.0
22.0
22.0
22.0
22.0
22.0
22.0
22.0
22.0
22.0
22.0
22.0
...
...
...
...
Djibouti
10.8
10.8
10.8
10.8
10.8
13.9
13.9
13.9
13.9
13.9
13.9
12.7
12.7
12.7
10.8
10.8
26.2
26.2
26.2
26.2
26.2
Gabon
9.2
9.2
9.2
9.2
12.5
16.7
16.7
14.7
14.7
15.8
15.8
15.0
14.2
14.2
17.1
17.1
17.9
14.8
16.2
15.4
14.7
Gambia, the
13.2
13.2
13.2
13.2
9.4
9.4
9.4
7.6
7.6
7.6
7.6
9.4
9.4
9.4
9.4
10.3
10.3
8.6
8.6
10.3
8.6
Ghana
9.0
9.0
10.9
10.9
10.9
10.9
7.9
8.3
8.3
8.3
10.3
10.9
10.9
10.9
12.7
12.7
13.1
13.1
14.6
14.6
14.6
Guinea
19.3
19.3
19.3
19.3
19.3
19.3
...
...
...
...
...
21.9
21.9
21.9
21.9
21.9
22.8
22.8
16.7
29.6
29.6
Cote d'Ivoire
8.5
8.5
8.5
8.5
8.5
8.9
8.9
8.9
8.9
11.0
10.4
9.5
9.2
9.2
11.5
10.6
11.0
12.0
11.4
14.2
13.7
Kenya
7.1
7.1
7.1
7.1
7.3
7.3
9.8
9.8
9.8
9.8
9.8
19.1
19.7
19.7
19.4
21.8
21.8
21.8
21.6
21.4
23.3
Lesotho
11.7
11.7
11.7
11.7
11.8
25.0
25.0
24.2
24.2
24.2
26.7
26.7
26.7
25.0
25.0
22.1
23.3
23.3
23.3
24.4
26.5
Liberia
7.8
7.8
5.3
12.5
12.5
12.5
12.5
12.5
12.5
9.6
11.0
11.0
11.0
11.0
12.3
9.9
12.3
12.3
11.0
11.0
11.0
Libya
...
...
...
4.7
7.7
7.7
7.7
7.7
7.7
7.7
16.5
16.5
16.0
16.0
16.0
16.0
16.0
16.0
16.0
16.5
16.5
Madagascar
3.8
3.8
6.9
6.9
6.9
7.9
7.9
...
12.5
17.5
17.5
23.1
20.5
20.5
19.2
19.2
19.2
15.9
17.9
18.5
18.5
Malawi
9.3
9.3
14.0
13.6
13.6
13.0
13.0
20.8
20.8
22.3
22.3
22.3
16.7
16.7
16.7
16.7
16.7
22.9
22.9
22.9
20.7
Mali
10.2
10.2
10.2
10.2
10.2
10.2
10.2
10.2
10.2
10.2
10.2
9.5
9.5
8.8
8.8
8.8
8.8
9.5
27.3
26.5
28.6
Mauritania
3.7
3.7
3.7
...
17.9
22.1
22.1
22.1
22.1
22.1
22.1
25.2
25.2
25.2
25.2
25.2
20.3
20.3
20.3
20.3
20.3
Mauritius
5.7
5.7
5.7
17.1
17.1
17.1
17.1
17.1
18.8
18.8
18.8
18.8
11.6
11.6
11.6
11.6
11.6
20.0
20.0
20.0
20.0
Morocco
10.8
10.8
10.8
10.8
10.8
10.5
10.5
10.5
10.5
17.0
17.0
17.0
17.0
17.0
20.5
20.5
20.5
20.5
20.5
24.1
24.3
Mozambique
30.0
30.0
34.8
34.8
34.8
34.8
34.8
39.2
39.2
39.2
39.2
39.2
39.6
39.6
39.6
39.6
39.6
41.2
42.4
42.4
43.2
Namibia
26.4
26.4
25.0
26.9
26.9
26.9
26.9
26.9
24.4
24.4
24.4
25.6
41.4
41.4
41.4
46.2
46.2
42.7
44.2
44.2
44.2
Niger
1.2
1.2
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
9.7
...
13.3
13.3
13.3
13.3
13.3
17.0
17.0
17.0
17.0
25.9
25.9
30.7
Nigeria
3.4
6.7
4.7
6.4
6.1
7.0
7.0
7.0
7.0
6.8
6.7
6.7
6.7
5.6
5.6
5.6
5.6
3.4
3.6
3.6
3.6
Guinea-Bissau
7.8
...
14.0
14.0
14.0
14.0
10.0
10.0
10.0
10.0
14.0
11.0
13.7
13.7
13.7
13.7
13.7
13.7
13.7
13.7
13.7
Rwanda
25.7
48.8
48.8
48.8
48.8
48.8
56.3
56.3
56.3
56.3
56.3
63.8
63.8
63.8
61.3
61.3
61.3
61.3
61.3
61.3
61.3
Sao Tome and Principe
9.1
9.1
9.1
9.1
7.3
1.8
7.3
7.3
18.2
18.2
18.2
18.2
18.2
18.2
18.2
18.2
14.6
14.6
23.6
23.6
14.6
Senegal
19.2
19.2
19.2
19.2
19.2
22.0
22.0
22.7
22.7
22.7
42.7
43.3
42.7
42.7
42.7
41.8
41.8
43.0
43.0
42.7
46.1
Seychelles
29.4
29.4
29.4
29.4
29.4
23.5
23.5
23.5
23.5
43.8
43.8
43.8
43.8
43.8
21.2
21.2
21.2
21.2
22.9
22.9
22.9
Sierra Leone
14.5
14.5
14.5
14.5
14.5
13.2
13.2
13.2
13.2
12.9
12.4
12.1
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.3
12.3
12.3
12.3
13.0
Somalia
...
...
...
8.0
7.8
8.2
...
6.9
6.8
6.8
13.8
13.8
13.8
13.8
24.2
24.4
24.4
24.4
24.4
24.4
19.7
South Africa
29.8
29.8
32.8
32.8
32.8
33.0
33.0
44.5
44.5
42.3
42.3
44.8
41.5
42.0
42.2
42.4
42.8
46.4
45.8
46.7
46.3
Zimbabwe
10.0
10.0
10.0
16.0
16.7
16.0
15.2
15.0
15.0
15.0
15.0
31.5
31.5
31.5
32.6
33.2
31.9
31.9
31.9
30.6
30.6
Sudan
9.7
9.7
9.7
14.7
17.8
18.1
18.1
18.9
25.6
24.6
24.6
24.3
24.3
30.5
30.5
30.5
27.7
...
...
...
...
Eswatini
3.1
10.8
10.8
10.8
10.8
10.8
13.9
13.6
13.6
13.6
13.6
6.2
6.2
6.2
6.2
6.2
7.3
9.6
9.6
12.2
14.9
Togo
7.4
7.4
6.2
7.4
8.6
11.1
11.1
11.1
11.1
11.1
11.1
16.5
17.6
17.6
17.6
17.6
16.5
18.7
18.7
18.7
19.8
Tunisia
11.5
11.5
22.8
22.8
22.8
22.8
22.8
27.6
27.6
26.7
26.7
28.1
31.3
31.3
31.3
31.3
35.9
24.9
26.3
26.3
...
Uganda
24.7
24.7
23.9
23.9
29.8
30.7
30.7
31.5
31.3
35.0
35.0
35.0
35.0
35.0
34.3
34.3
34.9
34.9
34.9
33.8
33.8
Egypt
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
14.9
14.9
14.9
14.9
15.1
27.4
27.7
27.5
United Republic of Tanzania
22.3
21.4
21.4
30.4
30.4
30.4
30.4
30.7
36.0
36.0
36.0
36.0
36.0
36.6
36.4
37.2
36.9
36.9
36.7
36.9
37.4
Burkina Faso
11.7
11.7
11.7
11.7
11.7
15.3
15.3
15.3
15.3
15.3
15.8
18.9
13.3
9.5
11.0
11.0
13.4
13.4
6.3
6.3
16.9
Zambia
12.0
12.0
12.0
12.7
14.7
15.2
15.2
14.0
14.0
11.5
11.5
10.8
12.7
12.7
18.0
18.0
18.0
16.8
16.8
15.1
15.0
South Sudan
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
26.5
26.5
26.5
26.5
26.5
28.5
28.5
28.5
28.5
28.5
32.4
32.4
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