Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Gabon
Gabon: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 30 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Gabon, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 30 for number of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 20.0% on the previous year and up 76.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Gabon peaked at 30 in 2026 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2000.
That places Gabon 116th 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 26 years of available data.
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10 | — |
| 2001 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 15 | +36.4% |
| 2008 | 20 | +33.3% |
| 2009 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 17 | -15.0% |
| 2011 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18 | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17 | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20 | +17.6% |
| 2018 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 24 | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 21 | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 23 | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 22 | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 21 | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 25 | +19.0% |
| 2025 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 30 | +20.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.33 | 10 | 20 | 9 |
| 2010s | 18.6 | 17 | 24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.86 | 21 | 30 | 7 |
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More gender data for Gabon
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 990.81 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.931 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,876 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,876 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 33,463 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 33,974 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 33,191 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 33,672 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 33,027 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Gabon?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Gabon was 30 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 30 in 2026.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2000.
- How does Gabon rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Gabon ranks 116th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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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