Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Gabon
Gabon: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 21.6% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Gabon, 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 Gabon is 21.6%, measured in 2026.
The figure is down 15.4% on the previous year and up 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Gabon peaked at 25.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2000.
Gabon ranks 127th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.3% | — |
| 2001 | 9.2% | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 9.2% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 9.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12.5% | +35.3% |
| 2008 | 16.7% | +33.4% |
| 2009 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 14.7% | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15.8% | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15.0% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 14.2% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 14.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 17.1% | +20.6% |
| 2018 | 17.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17.9% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 14.8% | -17.4% |
| 2021 | 16.2% | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 15.4% | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 14.7% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 25.5% | +73.7% |
| 2025 | 25.5% | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 21.6% | -15.4% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 21.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.4%, 85% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 21.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.0%, 94% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Gabon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +73.7% | 14.7% | 25.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.1% | 8.3% | 16.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 14.2% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 14.7% | 25.5% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More gender data for Gabon
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 990.81 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.931 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,876 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,876 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 33,463 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 33,974 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 33,191 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 33,672 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 33,027 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Gabon?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Gabon was 21.6% 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 25.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2000.
- How does Gabon rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Gabon ranks 127th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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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