Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Samoa
Samoa: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 9.8% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Samoa, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Samoa is 9.8%, measured in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.4% on the previous year and up 60.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Samoa peaked at 13.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2012.
Samoa ranks 183rd of 210 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 in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.2% | — |
| 2001 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | -25.0% |
| 2003 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | +33.3% |
| 2009 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | -50.0% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | +50.0% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | +63.4% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.8% | -21.6% |
| 2023 | 13.0% | +65.3% |
| 2024 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 9.8% | -24.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 9.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.4%, 39% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 9.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.4%, 64% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.9% | 6.1% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 4.1% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 7.8% | 13.0% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More gender data for Samoa
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 79.58 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9176 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 146.39 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 146.39 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,741 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,547 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,735 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,569 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Samoa?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Samoa was 9.8% 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2012.
- How does Samoa rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Samoa ranks 183rd out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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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