Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) was 0.1% in 2026. ▼ Falling
Latest (2026)
0.1%
Change on year
up 34.5%
World rank
72nd
of 74 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2023
All-time low
0.1%
in 2025
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) in Nigeria, 2021–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.1% for ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in 2026.
That represents a change of up 34.5% on the previous year and down 49.0% over ten years.
Nigeria ranks 72nd of 74 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.1% | — |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1% | -24.3% |
| 2026 | 0.1% | +34.5% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 15% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6%, 13% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 69 Madagascar 0.2% compare
- 70 Egypt 0.2% compare
- 71 Liberia 0.2% compare
- 73 Algeria 0.0% compare
- 74 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0% compare
More gender data for Nigeria
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 99,803 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.6887 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 162,578 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 162,578 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.75 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3.55 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3.45 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3.54 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3.38 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in Nigeria?
- Ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in Nigeria was 0.1% 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2025.
- How does Nigeria rank for ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of)?
- Nigeria ranks 72nd out of 74 countries with data for 2026.
- Is ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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