Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio) … Unicameral in Kenya
Kenya: Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio) … Unicameral was 0.5% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
0.5%
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
106th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2025
All-time low
0.4%
in 2022
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) in Kenya, 2021–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in Kenya is 0.5%, measured in 2026.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
That places Kenya 106th out of 185 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio) … Unicameral in Kenya, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.4% | — |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +8.7% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.5% | +0.3% |
| 2026 | 0.5% | -1.2% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 103 Paraguay 0.5% compare
- 104 Trinidad and Tobago 0.5% compare
- 105 Greece 0.5% compare
- 107 Indonesia 0.4% compare
- 108 Mauritania 0.4% compare
- 109 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.4% compare
- 109 Laos 0.4% compare
More gender data for Kenya
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 21,579 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.8794 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 41,524 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 41,524 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 740,912 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 751,960 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 725,839 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 736,424 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 712,907 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in Kenya?
- Ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in Kenya 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2022.
- How does Kenya rank for ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of)?
- Kenya ranks 106th out of 185 countries with data for 2026.
- Is ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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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