Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Tunisia
Tunisia: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 24 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Tunisia, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 24 for number of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026.
The figure is down 64.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Tunisia peaked at 78 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 21, in 2000.
That places Tunisia 132nd out of 210 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21 | — |
| 2001 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 43 | +104.8% |
| 2006 | 43 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 43 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 43 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 43 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 59 | +37.2% |
| 2011 | 59 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 58 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 58 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 61 | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 68 | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 78 | +14.7% |
| 2020 | 54 | -30.8% |
| 2021 | 57 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 57 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 24 | -57.9% |
| 2025 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 24 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32 | 21 | 43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.5 | 58 | 78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40 | 24 | 57 | 6 |
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More gender data for Tunisia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,590 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.76 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 10,039 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 10,039 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 78,462 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 82,178 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 79,945 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 83,799 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 81,489 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Tunisia?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Tunisia was 24 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 78 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21 in 2000.
- How does Tunisia rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Tunisia ranks 132nd out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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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