Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Eritrea
Eritrea: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 22.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Eritrea, 2000–2019
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2019, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Eritrea stood at 22.0%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Eritrea peaked at 22.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2000.
Eritrea ranks 120th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.7% | — |
| 2001 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 22.0% | +50.0% |
| 2004 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 22.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 22.0%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 22.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.0%, 96% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.8% | 14.7% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 22.0% | 22.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More gender data for Eritrea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,428 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,575 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,575 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 49,309 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 50,569 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 47,954 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 49,112 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 46,799 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Eritrea?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Eritrea was 22.0% in 2019, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Eritrea ranks 120th out of 210 countries with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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