Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) was 0.8% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
0.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
21st
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2025
All-time low
0.8%
in 2021
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) in Ethiopia, 2021–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 0.8% for ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in 2026. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.9% over ten years.
Ethiopia ranks 21st of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.8% | — |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.8% | +1.0% |
| 2026 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.5%, 1.7× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5%, 1.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More gender data for Ethiopia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 57,452 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.69 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 95,403 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 95,403 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.76 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.98 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2.07 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.95 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2.04 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.92 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in Ethiopia?
- Ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in Ethiopia was 0.8% 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2021.
- How does Ethiopia rank for ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of)?
- Ethiopia ranks 21st out of 184 countries with data for 2026.
- Is ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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