Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Sub-Saharan Africa (inc. Sudan)
Sub-Saharan Africa (inc. Sudan): Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 2,249 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Sub-Saharan Africa (inc. Sudan), 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (inc. Sudan) recorded 2,249 for number of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2022. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Sub-Saharan Africa (inc. Sudan) peaked at 2,249 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 724, in 2000.
Sub-Saharan Africa (inc. Sudan) ranks 9th of 42 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Sub-Saharan Africa (inc. Sudan), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 724 | — |
| 2001 | 779 | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 823 | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 912 | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 995 | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 1,069 | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 1,276 | +19.4% |
| 2007 | 1,318 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 1,368 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 1,377 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1,476 | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 1,585 | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 1,759 | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 1,802 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 1,975 | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 1,951 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 2,072 | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 2,190 | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 2,188 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 2,225 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 2,141 | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 2,249 | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,064 | 724 | 1,377 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,922 | 1,476 | 2,225 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,195 | 2,141 | 2,249 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Sub-Saharan Africa (inc. Sudan)?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Sub-Saharan Africa (inc. Sudan) was 2,249 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (inc. Sudan)?
- The highest recorded value was 2,249 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (inc. Sudan)?
- The lowest recorded value was 724 in 2000.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (inc. Sudan) rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (inc. Sudan) ranks 9th out of 42 groups with data for 2022.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (inc. Sudan)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (inc. Sudan) 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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