Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) … number in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) … number was 9.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
9.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
185th
of 212 countries
All-time high
14.0%
in 2005
All-time low
7.8%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2025
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Guinea-Bissau stood at 9.8%.
That represents a change of down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 14.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2000.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 185th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) … number in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.8% | — |
| 2001 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 14.0% | +78.6% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | -28.6% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14.0% | +40.0% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | -21.4% |
| 2015 | 13.7% | +24.8% |
| 2016 | 13.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9.8% | -28.6% |
| 2025 | 9.8% | +0.0% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 9.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 22.0%, 45% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 9.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.0%, 43% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.8% | 7.8% | 14.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 10.0% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 9.8% | 13.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More gender data for Guinea-Bissau
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 894.88 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.69 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,594 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,594 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 30,905 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 31,871 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 30,253 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 31,136 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 29,772 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Guinea-Bissau?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Guinea-Bissau was 9.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2000.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 185th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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