Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Morocco
Morocco: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 24.3% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Morocco, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 24.3% 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 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Morocco peaked at 24.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2000.
Morocco ranks 112th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6% | — |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.8% | +1637.1% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10.5% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | +62.1% |
| 2013 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20.5% | +20.9% |
| 2018 | 20.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 20.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 20.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 24.1% | +17.3% |
| 2023 | 24.3% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 24.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 24.3% | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 24.3% | +0.0% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 24.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.7%, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 24.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 19.9%, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.7% | 0.6% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 10.5% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 20.5% | 24.3% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More gender data for Morocco
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 9,271 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8062 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 30,683 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 30,683 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 299,791 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 313,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 301,405 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 314,719 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 303,515 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Morocco?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Morocco was 24.3% 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 Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 24.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2000.
- How does Morocco rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Morocco ranks 112th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco 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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