Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) … number in Ghana
Ghana: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) … number was 14.5% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Ghana, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 14.5% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Ghana peaked at 14.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2009.
Ghana ranks 166th of 212 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 (%) … number in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.0% | — |
| 2001 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | +20.8% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7.9% | -27.4% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10.3% | +24.2% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13.1% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 14.6% | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 14.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 14.6% | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 14.5% | -0.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 14.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.7%, 67% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 14.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.0%, 63% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.6% | 7.9% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 8.3% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 13.1% | 14.6% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More gender data for Ghana
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 12,710 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3902 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 25,512 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 25,512 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 428,908 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 442,748 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 424,540 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 437,618 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 420,712 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Ghana?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Ghana was 14.5% 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2009.
- How does Ghana rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Ghana ranks 166th out of 212 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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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