Share of women in parliament in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Share of women in parliament was 13.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of women in parliament in Côte d'Ivoire, 1997–2025
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of women in parliament in Côte d'Ivoire stood at 13.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in parliament in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 14.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 1997.
That places Côte d'Ivoire 159th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Share of women in parliament in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 8.0% | — |
| 1998 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8.5% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8.9% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | +24.3% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10.6% | +15.5% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 14.2% | +24.6% |
| 2022 | 14.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13.7% | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 13.4% | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 13.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.0% | 8.0% | 8.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 8.5% | 8.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 8.9% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 11.4% | 14.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Côte d'Ivoire
More gender data for Côte d'Ivoire
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 14,048 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.858 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 22,651 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 22,651 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 481,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 491,308 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 470,556 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 477,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 463,095 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women in parliament in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Share of women in parliament in Côte d'Ivoire was 13.4% in 2025, according to Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women in parliament recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of women in parliament recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 1997.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for share of women in parliament?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 159th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of women in parliament rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women in parliament. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of seats in lower or single chamber of the legislature held by women.