Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 10 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
10
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
165th
of 210 countries
All-time high
14
in 2005
All-time low
8
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2025
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Guinea-Bissau stood at 10.
The figure is down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 14 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2000.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 165th of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8 | — |
| 2001 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 14 | +75.0% |
| 2006 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 | -28.6% |
| 2010 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14 | +40.0% |
| 2014 | 11 | -21.4% |
| 2015 | 14 | +27.3% |
| 2016 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10 | -28.6% |
| 2025 | 10 | +0.0% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 10 is below the median for low income countries, which is 42, 24% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 10 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34, 29% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.89 | 8 | 14 | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.5 | 10 | 14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.67 | 10 | 14 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 162 Mauritius 12 compare
- 162 Melanesia 12 compare
- 164 Monaco 11 compare
- 165 Serbia and Montenegro [former] 10 compare
- 165 Trinidad and Tobago 10 compare
- 168 Seychelles 9 compare
More gender data for Guinea-Bissau
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 894.88 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.69 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,594 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,594 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 30,905 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 31,871 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 30,253 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 31,136 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 29,772 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Guinea-Bissau?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Guinea-Bissau was 10 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 14 in 2005.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2000.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 165th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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