Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Senegal
Senegal: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 68 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Senegal, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 68 for number of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026.
The figure is up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Senegal peaked at 76 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17, in 2000.
Senegal ranks 58th 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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17 | — |
| 2001 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 20 | +17.6% |
| 2003 | 23 | +15.0% |
| 2004 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 33 | +43.5% |
| 2009 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 34 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 64 | +88.2% |
| 2014 | 65 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 64 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 64 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 64 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 69 | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 69 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 71 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 71 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 70 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 76 | +8.6% |
| 2024 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 68 | -10.5% |
| 2026 | 68 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.5 | 17 | 33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.1 | 34 | 69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.43 | 68 | 76 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 55 Dominican Republic 71 compare
- 55 Greece 71 compare
- 57 Australia 69 compare
- 59 Afghanistan 67 compare
- 59 Czechia 67 compare
- 61 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 66 compare
More gender data for Senegal
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,600 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.35 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 13,563 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 13,563 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 263,002 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 269,605 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 257,895 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 263,988 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 250,294 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Senegal?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Senegal was 68 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 76 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Senegal ranks 58th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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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