Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 8 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 8.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 13 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2008.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 169th of 210 countries on this measure, 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 in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5 | — |
| 2001 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | -75.0% |
| 2009 | 4 | +300.0% |
| 2010 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 | +150.0% |
| 2012 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 | -20.0% |
| 2020 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13 | +62.5% |
| 2022 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 | -38.5% |
| 2024 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 8 | +0.0% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 8 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 29, 28% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 8 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34, 24% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.4 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.2 | 4 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.43 | 8 | 13 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
More gender data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 94.27 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.9834 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 170.29 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 170.29 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.43 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3,245 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3,330 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3,189 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3,272 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3,129 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Sao Tome and Principe was 8 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 13 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2008.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 169th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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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