Share of women in parliament ipu in Senegal
Senegal: Share of women in parliament ipu was 41.21 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
41.21
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
26th
of 193 countries
All-time high
46.06
in 2023
All-time low
11.67
in 1997
Years of data
29
1997–2025
Share of women in parliament ipu in Senegal, 1997–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 41.21 for share of women in parliament ipu in 2025.
The figure is down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in parliament ipu in Senegal peaked at 46.06 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.67, in 1997.
Senegal ranks 26th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Share of women in parliament ipu in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 11.67 | — |
| 1998 | 12.14 | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 12.14 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 12.14 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 16.67 | +37.3% |
| 2002 | 19.17 | +15.0% |
| 2003 | 19.17 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 19.17 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 19.17 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 19.17 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 22 | +14.8% |
| 2008 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 22.67 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 22.67 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 22.67 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 42.67 | +88.2% |
| 2013 | 42.67 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 43.33 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 42.67 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 42.67 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 41.82 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 41.82 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 41.82 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 43.03 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 43.03 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 44.24 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 46.06 | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 41.21 | -10.5% |
| 2025 | 41.21 | +0.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 41.21 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.62, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 41.21 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.34, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.98 | 11.67 | 12.14 | 3 |
| 2000s | 19.13 | 12.14 | 22.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.48 | 22.67 | 43.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.13 | 41.21 | 46.06 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More gender data for Senegal
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,600 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.35 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 13,563 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 13,563 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 263,002 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 269,605 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 257,895 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 263,988 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 250,294 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women in parliament ipu in Senegal?
- Share of women in parliament ipu in Senegal was 41.21 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women in parliament ipu recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 46.06 in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of women in parliament ipu recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.67 in 1997.
- How does Senegal rank for share of women in parliament ipu?
- Senegal ranks 26th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of women in parliament ipu rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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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