Share of women in parliament in Samoa
Samoa: Share of women in parliament was 9.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of women in parliament in Samoa, 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
The most recent figure for share of women in parliament in Samoa is 9.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 24.4% on the previous year and up 60.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in parliament in Samoa peaked at 13.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 1997.
That places Samoa 170th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Share of women in parliament in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 4.1% | — |
| 1998 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 8.2% | +100.0% |
| 2000 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6.1% | -25.0% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | +33.3% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | -50.0% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | +63.3% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | -21.6% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | +65.3% |
| 2023 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 9.8% | -24.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.4% | 4.1% | 8.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 6.1% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 4.1% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 7.8% | 13.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More gender data for Samoa
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 79.58 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9176 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,741 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,547 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,735 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,569 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 2,760 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 2,611 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 2,806 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women in parliament in Samoa?
- Share of women in parliament in Samoa was 9.8% 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of women in parliament recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 1997.
- How does Samoa rank for share of women in parliament?
- Samoa ranks 170th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of women in parliament rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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.