Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 202 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Ethiopia, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 202 for number of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026.
That represents a change of down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Ethiopia peaked at 212 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 11, in 2000.
Ethiopia ranks 8th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11 | — |
| 2001 | 42 | +281.8% |
| 2002 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 117 | +178.6% |
| 2007 | 116 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 116 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 116 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 116 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 152 | +31.0% |
| 2012 | 152 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 152 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 152 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 152 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 212 | +39.5% |
| 2017 | 212 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 212 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 212 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 212 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 212 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 195 | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 195 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 195 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 202 | +3.6% |
| 2026 | 202 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.6 | 11 | 117 | 10 |
| 2010s | 172.4 | 116 | 212 | 10 |
| 2020s | 201.86 | 195 | 212 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More gender data for Ethiopia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 57,452 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.69 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 95,403 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 95,403 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.76 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.98 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2.07 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.95 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2.04 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.92 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Ethiopia?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Ethiopia was 202 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 212 in 2016.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Ethiopia ranks 8th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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