Share of women in parliament in Ghana
Ghana: Share of women in parliament was 14.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of women in parliament in Ghana, 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 Ghana stood at 14.5%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in parliament in Ghana peaked at 14.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2008.
That places Ghana 152nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Share of women in parliament in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 9.0% | — |
| 1998 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10.9% | +20.8% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | -27.4% |
| 2009 | 8.3% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10.9% | +32.1% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13.1% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 14.5% | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.0% | 9.0% | 9.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.6% | 7.9% | 10.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 8.3% | 13.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 13.1% | 14.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More gender data for Ghana
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 12,710 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3902 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 428,908 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 442,748 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 424,540 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 437,618 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 420,712 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 433,463 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 417,006 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 429,268 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women in parliament in Ghana?
- Share of women in parliament in Ghana was 14.5% 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of women in parliament recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2008.
- How does Ghana rank for share of women in parliament?
- Ghana ranks 152nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of women in parliament rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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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About this data
Percentage of seats in lower or single chamber of the legislature held by women.