Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio) … Unicameral in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio) … Unicameral was 0.3% in 2026. ▬ Flat
Latest (2026)
0.3%
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
157th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2025
All-time low
0.2%
in 2024
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2021–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
In 2026, ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in Democratic Republic of the Congo stood at 0.3%.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
That places Democratic Republic of the Congo 157th out of 185 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio) … Unicameral in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.3% | — |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.3% | +1.7% |
| 2026 | 0.3% | -1.5% |
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More gender data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 64 (2026)
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 12.8% (2026)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 40.0% (2023)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 45.1% (2023)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 39.3% (2023)
- Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 0.3% (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in Democratic Republic of the Congo 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2024.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of)?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 157th out of 185 countries with data for 2026.
- Is ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo 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), Lower Chamber or Unicameral. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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