Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Gambia
Gambia: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 5 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Gambia, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Gambia stood at 5.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Gambia peaked at 7 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2000.
That places Gambia 184th out of 210 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 | — |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7 | +600.0% |
| 2003 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 | -28.6% |
| 2008 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2011 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2015 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2019 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2023 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2024 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 5 | +0.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 5 is below the median for low income countries, which is 42, 12% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 5 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34, 15% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.14 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More gender data for Gambia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,149 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.4019 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,981 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,981 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.94 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 39,680 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 40,675 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 39,327 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 40,247 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 38,827 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Gambia?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Gambia was 5 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2002.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2000.
- How does Gambia rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Gambia ranks 184th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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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