Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament was 0.73 ratio in 2026. ▬ Flat
Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Tanzania, United Republic of, 2021–2026
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 0.73 ratio for representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in 2026. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% over ten years.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 32nd out of 171 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top quarter.
Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.72 ratio | — |
| 2022 | 0.73 ratio | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.72 ratio | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.72 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.73 ratio | +1.4% |
| 2026 | 0.73 ratio | +0.0% |
Tanzania, United Republic of compared with similar countries
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 0.73 ratio is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.445 ratio, 1.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 0.73 ratio is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.465 ratio, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of
- 29 Burundi 0.77 ratio compare
- 30 Slovenia 0.76 ratio compare
- 31 North Macedonia 0.75 ratio compare
- 32 Dominican Republic 0.73 ratio compare
- 34 Timor-Leste 0.71 ratio compare
- 34 Republic of Moldova 0.71 ratio compare
- 34 Mozambique 0.71 ratio compare
- 34 Serbia 0.71 ratio compare
More gender data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 33,294 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 2.01 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 47,619 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 47,619 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.22 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.16 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.19 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.13 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.16 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.11 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Tanzania, United Republic of was 0.73 ratio in 2026, according to Inter-Parliamentary Union – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.73 ratio in 2022.
- What is the lowest representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.72 ratio in 2021.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 32nd out of 171 countries with data for 2026.
- Is representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Inter-Parliamentary Union – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.