Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 34 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Côte d'Ivoire, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Côte d'Ivoire is 34, measured in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 36 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18, in 2008.
That places Côte d'Ivoire 102nd out of 210 countries with data for 2026, putting it 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 Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19 | — |
| 2001 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 28 | +55.6% |
| 2013 | 26 | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 24 | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 29 | +26.1% |
| 2018 | 27 | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 28 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 30 | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 29 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 36 | +24.1% |
| 2023 | 35 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 34 | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 34 | +0.0% |
Côte d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Côte d'Ivoire's 34 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 29, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Côte d'Ivoire's 34 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Côte d'Ivoire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +55.6% | 18 | 28 |
| 2017 | +26.1% | 23 | 29 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.8 | 18 | 19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.4 | 18 | 29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.14 | 29 | 36 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Côte d'Ivoire
- 100 Lao People's Democratic Republic 36 compare
- 100 Lao People's Democratic Republic 36 compare
- 102 Côte d'Ivoire 34 compare
- 102 Slovenia 34 compare
- 105 Cabo Verde 33 compare
- 105 Eritrea 33 compare
- 105 Slovakia 33 compare
More gender data for Côte d'Ivoire
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 14,048 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.858 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 22,651 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 22,651 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 481,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 491,308 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 470,556 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 477,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 463,095 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Côte d'Ivoire was 34 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 Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 36 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 in 2008.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 102nd out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire 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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