Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Namibia
Namibia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 42.3% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Namibia, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Namibia stood at 42.3%.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Namibia peaked at 46.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 22.2%, in 2000.
Namibia ranks 23rd of 210 countries on this measure, in the top 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 in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.2% | — |
| 2001 | 25.0% | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 26.4% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 26.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 25.0% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 26.9% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 26.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 26.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 26.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 26.9% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 24.4% | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 24.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 24.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 25.6% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 41.4% | +61.3% |
| 2016 | 41.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 41.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 46.1% | +11.6% |
| 2019 | 46.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 42.7% | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 44.2% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 44.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 44.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 44.2% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 40.6% | -8.2% |
| 2026 | 42.3% | +4.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 42.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.7%, 2.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 42.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.0%, 1.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Namibia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +61.3% | 25.6% | 41.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.8% | 22.2% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.2% | 24.4% | 46.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.2% | 40.6% | 44.2% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More gender data for Namibia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,172 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3037 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,218 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,218 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 38,320 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 38,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 37,694 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 37,867 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 38,396 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Namibia?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Namibia was 42.3% 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 46.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.2% in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Namibia ranks 23rd out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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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