Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Malawi
Malawi: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 48 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Malawi, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Malawi stood at 48. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 20.0% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Malawi peaked at 48 in 2026 and was at its lowest, 16, in 2000.
Malawi ranks 82nd 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 Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16 | — |
| 2001 | 18 | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 27 | +50.0% |
| 2006 | 26 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 25 | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 40 | +60.0% |
| 2011 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 43 | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 43 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 43 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 32 | -25.6% |
| 2016 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 44 | +37.5% |
| 2021 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 40 | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 48 | +20.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.7 | 16 | 27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.9 | 32 | 43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.86 | 40 | 48 | 7 |
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More gender data for Malawi
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 9,494 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.4 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 15,667 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 15,667 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.13 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 330,369 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 332,767 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 322,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 324,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 316,113 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Malawi?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Malawi was 48 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 48 in 2026.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Malawi ranks 82nd out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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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