Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) in Samoa
Samoa: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) was 5 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Samoa, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 5 for number of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026.
The figure is down 28.6% on the previous year and up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Samoa peaked at 7 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2012.
That places Samoa 185th out of 212 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the bottom 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 (number) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4 | — |
| 2001 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2003 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2009 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 | -50.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 | +66.7% |
| 2018 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2023 | 7 | +75.0% |
| 2024 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 5 | -28.6% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 5 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31, 16% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 5 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 26.5, 19% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.71 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More gender data for Samoa
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 79.58 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9176 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 146.39 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 146.39 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,741 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,547 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,735 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,569 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Samoa?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Samoa was 5 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2012.
- How does Samoa rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Samoa ranks 185th out of 212 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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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