Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 27.0% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
27.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
96th
of 210 countries
All-time high
27.7%
in 2011
All-time low
27.0%
in 2020
Years of data
16
2006–2022
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Afghanistan, 2006–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 27.0% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Afghanistan peaked at 27.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 2020.
Afghanistan ranks 96th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 27.3% | — |
| 2007 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 27.7% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 27.3% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 27.7% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 27.0% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 27.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 27.0% | +0.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 27.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 22.0%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 27.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 19.9%, 1.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.5% | 27.3% | 27.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 27.3% | 27.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 27.0% | 27.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More gender data for Afghanistan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 20,358 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.64 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 29,681 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 29,681 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 707,563 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 739,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 690,872 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 720,642 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 674,248 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Afghanistan?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Afghanistan was 27.0% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 2020.
- How does Afghanistan rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Afghanistan ranks 96th out of 210 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (% of total number of seats). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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