Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio) … Unicameral in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio) … Unicameral was 0.5% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
0.5%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
19th
of 36 groups
All-time high
0.5%
in 2024
All-time low
0.5%
in 2021
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) in Sub-Saharan Africa, 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 Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 0.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 19th out of 36 groups with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio) … Unicameral in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.5% | — |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 0.5% | -0.4% |
| 2026 | 0.5% | +0.3% |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More gender data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 552,879 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.42 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 875,918 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 875,918 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.84 % change on previous year (2030)
- Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 29.77 (2027)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0004 units per person (2025)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0006 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female 247.09 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.187 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in Sub-Saharan Africa 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2021.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 19th out of 36 groups with data for 2026.
- Is ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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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