Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Ghana
Ghana: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 40 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Ghana, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 40 for number of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Ghana peaked at 40 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 18, in 2000.
Ghana ranks 91st of 210 countries on this measure, 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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18 | — |
| 2001 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 25 | +38.9% |
| 2006 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 18 | -28.0% |
| 2010 | 19 | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 28 | +47.4% |
| 2014 | 30 | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 35 | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 36 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 40 | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 40 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.8 | 18 | 25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.1 | 19 | 36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.43 | 36 | 40 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 88 Armenia 42 compare
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More gender data for Ghana
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 12,710 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3902 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 25,512 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 25,512 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 428,908 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 442,748 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 424,540 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 437,618 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 420,712 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Ghana?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Ghana was 40 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 40 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Ghana ranks 91st out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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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