Share of women in parliament in Nigeria
Nigeria: Share of women in parliament was 4.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of women in parliament in Nigeria, 2000–2025
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
The most recent figure for share of women in parliament in Nigeria is 4.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in parliament in Nigeria peaked at 7.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2019.
Nigeria ranks 184th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of women in parliament in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.4% | — |
| 2001 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | +38.1% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | +35.3% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -39.2% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | +113.7% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -50.0% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4.2% | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.3% | 3.4% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 3.4% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 3.6% | 7.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More gender data for Nigeria
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 99,803 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.6887 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 162,578 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 162,578 (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3.55 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3.45 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3.54 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3.38 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 3.46 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women in parliament in Nigeria?
- Share of women in parliament in Nigeria was 4.2% 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of women in parliament recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2019.
- How does Nigeria rank for share of women in parliament?
- Nigeria ranks 184th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of women in parliament rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.