Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 41.9% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Ethiopia, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 41.9% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Ethiopia peaked at 41.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2000.
That places Ethiopia 24th out of 210 countries with data for 2026, putting it 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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.0% | — |
| 2001 | 7.7% | +278.8% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 21.4% | +179.0% |
| 2007 | 21.9% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 21.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 21.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 21.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 27.8% | +26.7% |
| 2012 | 27.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 27.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 27.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 27.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 38.8% | +39.5% |
| 2017 | 38.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 38.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 38.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 38.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 38.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 41.5% | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 41.3% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 41.9% | +1.5% |
| 2026 | 41.9% | +0.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 41.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 22.0%, 1.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 41.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.0%, 1.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.8% | 2.0% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 21.9% | 38.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.8% | 38.8% | 41.9% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More gender data for Ethiopia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 57,452 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.69 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 95,403 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 95,403 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.76 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.98 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2.07 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.95 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2.04 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.92 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Ethiopia?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Ethiopia was 41.9% 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Ethiopia ranks 24th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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