Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) in Somalia
Somalia: Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) was 0.5% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
0.5%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
43rd
of 74 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2023
All-time low
0.5%
in 2021
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) in Somalia, 2021–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.5% for ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in 2026.
The figure is up 7.6% over ten years.
Somalia ranks 43rd of 74 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.5% | — |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.5% | -0.1% |
| 2026 | 0.5% | -0.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6%, 87% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6%, 87% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 40 Equatorial Guinea 0.5% compare
- 41 Uzbekistan 0.5% compare
- 42 United States 0.5% compare
- 44 Côte d'Ivoire 0.5% compare
- 44 Cote d'Ivoire 0.5% compare
- 46 Trinidad and Tobago 0.5% compare
More gender data for Somalia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,410 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 2.2 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 12,505 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 12,505 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.67 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 379,876 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 393,718 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 364,586 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 376,417 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 351,742 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in Somalia?
- Ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in Somalia was 0.5% 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2021.
- How does Somalia rank for ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of)?
- Somalia ranks 43rd out of 74 countries with data for 2026.
- Is ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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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