Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Egypt
Egypt: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 26.9% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Egypt, 2016–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Egypt is 26.9%, measured in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 79.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Egypt peaked at 27.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 2016.
That places Egypt 97th out of 210 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 14.9% | — |
| 2017 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15.1% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 27.4% | +81.5% |
| 2022 | 27.7% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 27.5% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 27.7% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 26.9% | -3.1% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 26.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.7%, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 26.9% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.9% | 14.9% | 14.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 15.1% | 27.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More gender data for Egypt
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 36,649 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6533 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 90,490 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 90,490 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.24 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.15 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Egypt?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Egypt was 26.9% 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2016.
- How does Egypt rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Egypt ranks 97th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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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