Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) in Seychelles
Seychelles: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) was 9 in 2026. ▼ Falling
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Seychelles, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Seychelles stood at 9.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Seychelles peaked at 14 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7, in 2017.
That places Seychelles 169th out of 212 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8 | — |
| 2001 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10 | +25.0% |
| 2004 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8 | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14 | +75.0% |
| 2013 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 | -50.0% |
| 2018 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2025 | 10 | +42.9% |
| 2026 | 9 | -10.0% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 9 is below the median for high income countries, which is 33, 27% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 9 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34, 26% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.7 | 7 | 14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.14 | 7 | 10 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 166 Guinea-Bissau 10 compare
- 166 Serbia and Montenegro [former] 10 compare
- 166 Trinidad and Tobago 10 compare
- 170 Bahrain 8 compare
- 170 Barbados 8 compare
- 170 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 compare
- 170 Cyprus 8 compare
- 170 Lebanon 8 compare
- 170 Liberia 8 compare
- 170 Liechtenstein 8 compare
- 170 Sao Tome and Principe 8 compare
More gender data for Seychelles
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 866 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 896 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 865 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 895 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 870 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 900 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 891 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 936 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 889 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 938 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Seychelles?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Seychelles was 9 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 14 in 2012.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2017.
- How does Seychelles rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Seychelles ranks 169th out of 212 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles 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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