Share of women in parliament ipu in Madagascar
Madagascar: Share of women in parliament ipu was 14.11 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of women in parliament ipu in Madagascar, 1997–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 14.11 for share of women in parliament ipu in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.5% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in parliament ipu in Madagascar peaked at 20.53 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.73, in 1997.
Madagascar ranks 155th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of women in parliament ipu in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3.73 | — |
| 1999 | 8 | +114.4% |
| 2000 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.75 | -53.1% |
| 2004 | 6.88 | +83.3% |
| 2005 | 6.88 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.88 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7.87 | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 7.87 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.5 | +58.7% |
| 2011 | 12.5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 17.49 | +39.9% |
| 2013 | 17.49 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 20.53 | +17.4% |
| 2015 | 20.53 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 20.53 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 19.21 | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 19.21 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 15.89 | -17.2% |
| 2020 | 17.88 | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 17.88 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 18.54 | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 18.54 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15.95 | -14.0% |
| 2025 | 14.11 | -11.5% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 14.11 is below the median for low income countries, which is 21.43, 66% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 14.11 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.34, 60% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of women in parliament ipu in Madagascar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +114.4% | 3.73 | 8 |
| 2004 | +83.3% | 3.75 | 6.88 |
| 2010 | +58.7% | 7.87 | 12.5 |
| 2003 | -53.1% | 8 | 3.75 |
| 2012 | +39.9% | 12.5 | 17.49 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.87 | 3.73 | 8 | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.02 | 3.75 | 8 | 8 |
| 2010s | 17.59 | 12.5 | 20.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.15 | 14.11 | 18.54 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More gender data for Madagascar
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 13,788 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 22,905 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 22,905 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.66 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 483,299 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 498,396 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 473,008 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 486,670 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 464,238 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women in parliament ipu in Madagascar?
- Share of women in parliament ipu in Madagascar was 14.11 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women in parliament ipu recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 20.53 in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of women in parliament ipu recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.73 in 1997.
- How does Madagascar rank for share of women in parliament ipu?
- Madagascar ranks 155th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of women in parliament ipu rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women in parliament ipu. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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