Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mozambique
Mozambique: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 95 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mozambique, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mozambique stood at 95.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mozambique peaked at 108 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 75, in 2000.
Mozambique ranks 32nd of 210 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75 | — |
| 2001 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 87 | +16.0% |
| 2006 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98 | +12.6% |
| 2011 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 103 | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 106 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 106 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 108 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 108 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 98 | -9.3% |
| 2026 | 95 | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81 | 75 | 87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.5 | 98 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 103.43 | 95 | 108 | 7 |
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More gender data for Mozambique
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 17,379 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.93 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 23,468 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 23,468 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.27 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 617,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 625,212 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 598,653 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 605,099 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 585,024 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mozambique?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mozambique was 95 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 108 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 75 in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Mozambique ranks 32nd out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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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