Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 13.4% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Cote d'Ivoire, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Cote d'Ivoire is 13.4%, measured in 2026.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 14.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2001.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 171st of 210 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 in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.5% | — |
| 2001 | 8.4% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 8.5% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 8.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | +24.2% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11.5% | +25.1% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 11.9% | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 11.4% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 14.2% | +24.6% |
| 2023 | 13.7% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 13.4% | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 13.4% | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 13.4% | +0.4% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 13.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.7%, 62% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 13.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.0%, 58% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Cote d'Ivoire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +25.1% | 9.2% | 11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.6% | 8.4% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 8.9% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 11.4% | 14.2% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
More gender data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 14,048 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.858 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 22,651 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 22,651 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 481,925 people (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 491,308 people (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 470,556 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 477,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 463,095 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Cote d'Ivoire was 13.4% 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 Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2001.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 171st out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire 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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