Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) … number in Mauritania
Mauritania: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) … number was 23.3% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mauritania, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mauritania is 23.3%, measured in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mauritania peaked at 25.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2002.
That places Mauritania 117th out of 212 countries with data for 2026, putting it 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 (%) … number in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.8% | — |
| 2001 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.7% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 17.9% | +383.5% |
| 2008 | 22.1% | +23.6% |
| 2009 | 22.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 22.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 22.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 22.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 22.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 25.2% | +13.8% |
| 2015 | 25.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 25.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 25.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 25.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20.3% | -19.5% |
| 2020 | 20.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 20.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 20.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 20.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 23.3% | +15.0% |
| 2025 | 23.3% | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 23.3% | +0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 23.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.7%, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 23.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.0%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4% | 3.7% | 22.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 20.3% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 20.3% | 23.3% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More gender data for Mauritania
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,466 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.77 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 3,596 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 3,596 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 85,317 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 87,574 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 83,378 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 85,511 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 81,699 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mauritania?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mauritania was 23.3% 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 Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2002.
- How does Mauritania rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Mauritania ranks 117th out of 212 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania 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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