Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Congo
Congo: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 22 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Congo, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Congo stood at 22. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 120.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Congo peaked at 22 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2000.
Congo ranks 138th 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 Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9 | — |
| 2001 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12 | +33.3% |
| 2004 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 17 | +70.0% |
| 2019 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 22 | +29.4% |
| 2024 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 22 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.3 | 9 | 12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.4 | 10 | 17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.86 | 17 | 22 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 135 Malta 23 compare
- 135 Timor-Leste 23 compare
- 135 Timor-Leste 23 compare
- 138 Montenegro 22 compare
- 138 Sri Lanka 22 compare
- 141 Luxembourg 21 compare
- 141 San Marino 21 compare
More gender data for Congo
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,740 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.35 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,543 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,543 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 93,771 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 95,629 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 91,657 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 93,441 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 89,756 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Congo?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Congo was 22 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 22 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Congo ranks 138th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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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