Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Egypt
Egypt: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 160 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Egypt, 2016–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Egypt is 160, measured in 2026.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 79.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Egypt peaked at 164 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 89, in 2016.
That places Egypt 12th out of 210 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 89 | — |
| 2017 | 89 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 89 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 89 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 90 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 162 | +80.0% |
| 2022 | 164 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 163 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 164 | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 164 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 160 | -2.4% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 160 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 29, 5.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 160 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 24, 6.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 89 | 89 | 89 | 4 |
| 2020s | 152.43 | 90 | 164 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More gender data for Egypt
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 36,649 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6533 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 90,490 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 90,490 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.24 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.15 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Egypt?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Egypt was 160 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 164 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 89 in 2016.
- How does Egypt rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Egypt ranks 12th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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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