Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) in Namibia
Namibia: Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) was 0.3% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
0.3%
Change on year
up 16.7%
World rank
64th
of 74 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2026
All-time low
0.3%
in 2023
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) in Namibia, 2021–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in Namibia is 0.3%, measured in 2026. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.7% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Namibia ranks 64th of 74 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.3% | — |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.3% | +1.6% |
| 2026 | 0.3% | +16.7% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 63% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6%, 55% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
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 ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in Namibia?
- Ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in Namibia was 0.3% in 2026, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2026.
- What is the lowest ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2023.
- How does Namibia rank for ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of)?
- Namibia ranks 64th out of 74 countries with data for 2026.
- Is ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. 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 Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of women in parliament in the proportion of women in the national population with the age of eligibility as a lower bound boundary), Upper Chamber. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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