Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 33 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Cabo Verde, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Cabo Verde recorded 33 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 3.1% on the previous year and up 120.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Cabo Verde peaked at 33 in 2026 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2000.
Cabo Verde ranks 105th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Cabo Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8 | — |
| 2001 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11 | +37.5% |
| 2007 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 13 | +18.2% |
| 2009 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15 | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 17 | +13.3% |
| 2018 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 18 | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 19 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 28 | +47.4% |
| 2023 | 30 | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 28 | -6.7% |
| 2025 | 32 | +14.3% |
| 2026 | 33 | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.6 | 8 | 13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.2 | 13 | 17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.86 | 18 | 33 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Cabo Verde
More gender data for Cabo Verde
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 45.8% (2026)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 40.6% (2023)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 43.9% (2023)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 40.5% (2023)
- Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 46.0% (2019)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 1.04 (2022)
- Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 0.9% (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Cabo Verde?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Cabo Verde was 33 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 Cabo Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 33 in 2026.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2000.
- How does Cabo Verde rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Cabo Verde ranks 105th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Cabo Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cabo Verde 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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