Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Angola
Angola: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 41.4% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Angola, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Angola stood at 41.4%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Angola peaked at 41.4% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2005.
Angola ranks 26th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.4% | — |
| 2001 | 15.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 15.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 15.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 15.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 15.0% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 37.3% | +148.5% |
| 2010 | 38.6% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 38.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 38.2% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 34.1% | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 36.8% | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 36.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 36.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 38.2% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 30.4% | -20.2% |
| 2019 | 30.0% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 29.6% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 33.6% | +13.8% |
| 2024 | 38.6% | +14.9% |
| 2025 | 39.1% | +1.2% |
| 2026 | 41.4% | +5.8% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 41.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.7%, 1.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Angola's 41.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.0%, 1.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Angola changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +148.5% | 15.0% | 37.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.5% | 15.0% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.9% | 30.0% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.5% | 29.6% | 41.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More gender data for Angola
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 19,236 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 2.13 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 25,925 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 25,925 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.47 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 676,513 people (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 689,235 people (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 656,125 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 667,064 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 640,250 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Angola?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Angola was 41.4% in 2026, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 41.4% in 2026.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2005.
- How does Angola rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Angola ranks 26th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola 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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