Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Tanzania
Tanzania: Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament was 0.73 in 2026. ▬ Flat
Latest (2026)
0.73
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
32nd
of 171 countries
All-time high
0.73
in 2022
All-time low
0.72
in 2021
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Tanzania, 2021–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 0.73 for representation of women in 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 32nd out of 171 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top quarter.
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.72 | — |
| 2022 | 0.73 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.72 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.72 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.73 | +1.4% |
| 2026 | 0.73 | +0.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.73 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.445, 1.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.73 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.465, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 29 Burundi 0.77 compare
- 30 Slovenia 0.76 compare
- 31 North Macedonia 0.75 compare
- 32 Dominican Republic 0.73 compare
- 34 East Timor 0.71 compare
- 34 Moldova 0.71 compare
- 34 Mozambique 0.71 compare
- 34 Serbia 0.71 compare
More gender data for Tanzania
- 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 lower chamber of parliament in Tanzania?
- Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Tanzania was 0.73 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.73 in 2022.
- What is the lowest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.72 in 2021.
- How does Tanzania rank for representation of women in lower chamber of parliament?
- Tanzania ranks 32nd out of 171 countries with data for 2026.
- Is representation of women in lower chamber of parliament rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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