Share of women in parliament in Guinea
Guinea: Share of women in parliament was 29.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of women in parliament in Guinea, 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
Guinea recorded 29.6% for share of women in parliament in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in parliament in Guinea peaked at 29.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 1997.
That places Guinea 80th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of women in parliament in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 7.0% | — |
| 1998 | 8.8% | +25.0% |
| 1999 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 19.3% | +120.0% |
| 2004 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 21.9% | +13.6% |
| 2015 | 21.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 21.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 21.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 21.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 22.8% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 16.7% | -26.9% |
| 2022 | 29.6% | +77.8% |
| 2023 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.2% | 7.0% | 8.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 16.3% | 8.8% | 19.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 21.9% | 22.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 16.7% | 29.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More gender data for Guinea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 6,504 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.04 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 230,106 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 238,434 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 224,170 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 231,148 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 220,197 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 226,786 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 216,532 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 222,856 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women in parliament in Guinea?
- Share of women in parliament in Guinea was 29.6% 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 Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of women in parliament recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 1997.
- How does Guinea rank for share of women in parliament?
- Guinea ranks 80th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of women in parliament rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea 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.