Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) in Angola
Angola: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) was 91 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Angola, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Angola recorded 91 for number of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Angola peaked at 91 in 2026 and was at its lowest, 33, in 2005.
Angola ranks 36th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34 | — |
| 2001 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 33 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 82 | +148.5% |
| 2010 | 85 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 84 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 75 | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 81 | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 81 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 81 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 84 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 67 | -20.2% |
| 2019 | 66 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 66 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 65 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 65 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 74 | +13.8% |
| 2024 | 85 | +14.9% |
| 2025 | 86 | +1.2% |
| 2026 | 91 | +5.8% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 91 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 29, 3.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Angola's 91 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34, 2.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) in Angola changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +148.5% | 33 | 82 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.4 | 33 | 82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.9 | 66 | 85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76 | 65 | 91 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 33 Mozambique 95 compare
- 34 Serbia 94 compare
- 35 Nepal 92 compare
- 36 Finland 91 compare
- 38 Philippines 90 compare
- 39 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 89 compare
More gender data for Angola
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 19,236 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 2.13 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 25,925 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 25,925 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.47 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 676,513 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 689,235 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 656,125 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 667,064 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 640,250 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Angola?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Angola was 91 in 2026, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 91 in 2026.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 33 in 2005.
- How does Angola rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Angola ranks 36th out of 212 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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