Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of was 26.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
26.0%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
10th
of 12 groups
All-time high
29.9%
in 2020
All-time low
25.1%
in 2022
Years of data
6
2020–2025
Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2020–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 26.0%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 29.9% | — |
| 2021 | 29.6% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 25.1% | -15.1% |
| 2023 | 25.2% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 26.0% | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 26.0% | +0.2% |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More gender data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 552,879 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.42 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 875,918 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 875,918 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.84 % change on previous year (2030)
- Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 29.77 (2027)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0004 units per person (2025)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0006 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female 247.09 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.187 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Sub-Saharan Africa was 26.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 29.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.1% in 2022.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 10th out of 12 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of local government (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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