Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio) … Unicameral in Nigeria
Nigeria: Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio) … Unicameral was 0.1% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
0.1%
Change on year
up 8.4%
World rank
180th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2026
All-time low
0.1%
in 2021
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) in Nigeria, 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 Nigeria is 0.1%, measured in 2026. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Nigeria ranks 180th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio) … Unicameral in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.1% | — |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +8.3% |
| 2025 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 2026 | 0.1% | +8.4% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 19% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5%, 19% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More gender data for Nigeria
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 99,803 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.6887 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 162,578 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 162,578 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.75 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3.55 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3.45 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3.54 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3.38 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in Nigeria?
- Ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in Nigeria was 0.1% 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2026.
- What is the lowest ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2021.
- How does Nigeria rank for ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of)?
- Nigeria ranks 180th out of 185 countries with data for 2026.
- Is ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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