Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) … number in Congo
Congo: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) … number was 14.6% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Congo, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Congo is 14.6%, measured in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 98.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Congo peaked at 14.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2008.
Congo ranks 164th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 (%) … number in Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.0% | — |
| 2001 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9.3% | -22.5% |
| 2004 | 8.5% | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | -14.4% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | +53.2% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14.6% | +29.4% |
| 2024 | 14.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 14.6% | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 14.6% | +0.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 14.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.7%, 67% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Congo's 14.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.0%, 63% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4% | 7.3% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 7.3% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 11.3% | 14.6% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More gender data for Congo
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,740 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.35 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,543 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,543 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 93,771 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 95,629 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 91,657 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 93,441 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 89,756 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Congo?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Congo was 14.6% 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2008.
- How does Congo rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Congo ranks 164th out of 212 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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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