Share of women in parliament ipu in Samoa
Samoa: Share of women in parliament ipu was 9.8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
9.8
Change on year
down 24.4%
World rank
170th
of 193 countries
All-time high
12.96
in 2022
All-time low
4.08
in 1997
Years of data
29
1997–2025
Share of women in parliament ipu in Samoa, 1997–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women in parliament ipu 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 ipu in Samoa peaked at 12.96 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.08, 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 ipu in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 4.08 | — |
| 1998 | 4.08 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 8.16 | +100.0% |
| 2000 | 8.16 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6.12 | -25.0% |
| 2002 | 6.12 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6.12 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6.12 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6.12 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.12 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8.16 | +33.3% |
| 2008 | 8.16 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.16 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.16 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.08 | -50.0% |
| 2012 | 4.08 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.08 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6.12 | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 6.12 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10 | +63.3% |
| 2017 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.84 | -21.6% |
| 2022 | 12.96 | +65.3% |
| 2023 | 12.96 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12.96 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 9.8 | -24.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 9.8 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.82, 43% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 9.8 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.66, 59% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.44 | 4.08 | 8.16 | 3 |
| 2000s | 6.94 | 6.12 | 8.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.27 | 4.08 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.09 | 7.84 | 12.96 | 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)
- Population 146.39 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 146.39 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.53 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women in parliament ipu in Samoa?
- Share of women in parliament ipu in Samoa was 9.8 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women in parliament ipu recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 12.96 in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of women in parliament ipu recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.08 in 1997.
- How does Samoa rank for share of women in parliament ipu?
- Samoa ranks 170th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of women in parliament ipu 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 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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