Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio) … Unicameral in Mauritania
Mauritania: Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio) … Unicameral was 0.4% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
0.4%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
108th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2024
All-time low
0.4%
in 2023
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) in Mauritania, 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 Mauritania stood at 0.4%.
That represents a change of up 9.7% over ten years.
Mauritania ranks 108th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio) … Unicameral in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.4% | — |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | +15.0% |
| 2025 | 0.4% | -0.3% |
| 2026 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5%, 97% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More gender data for Mauritania
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,466 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.77 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 3,596 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 3,596 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 85,317 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 87,574 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 83,378 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 85,511 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 81,699 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in Mauritania?
- Ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in Mauritania was 0.4% 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 Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2023.
- How does Mauritania rank for ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of)?
- Mauritania ranks 108th out of 185 countries with data for 2026.
- Is ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania 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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