Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Namibia
Namibia: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 44 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Namibia, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Namibia stood at 44.
That represents a change of up 12.8% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Namibia peaked at 48 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 16, in 2000.
That places Namibia 85th out of 210 countries with data for 2026, putting it 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16 | — |
| 2001 | 18 | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 19 | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 21 | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 18 | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 19 | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 20 | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 43 | +115.0% |
| 2016 | 43 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 43 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 48 | +11.6% |
| 2019 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 41 | -14.6% |
| 2021 | 46 | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 39 | -15.2% |
| 2026 | 44 | +12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.2 | 16 | 21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32 | 18 | 48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 44 | 39 | 46 | 7 |
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More gender data for Namibia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,172 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3037 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,218 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,218 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 38,320 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 38,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 37,694 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 37,867 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 38,396 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Namibia?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Namibia was 44 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 48 in 2018.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Namibia ranks 85th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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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