Share of women in parliament ipu in Zambia
Zambia: Share of women in parliament ipu was 14.97 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of women in parliament ipu in Zambia, 1997–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women in parliament ipu in Zambia is 14.97, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in parliament ipu in Zambia peaked at 17.96 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9.68, in 1997.
That places Zambia 150th 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 9.68 | — |
| 1998 | 10.26 | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 10.13 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 10.13 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10.13 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12.03 | +18.7% |
| 2003 | 12.03 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12.03 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12.66 | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 14.65 | +15.7% |
| 2007 | 15.19 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 15.19 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14.01 | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 14.01 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11.46 | -18.2% |
| 2012 | 11.46 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11.46 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10.76 | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 12.66 | +17.6% |
| 2016 | 17.96 | +41.9% |
| 2017 | 17.96 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 17.96 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17.96 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16.77 | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 15.06 | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 15.06 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14.97 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 14.97 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 14.97 | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 14.97 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.62, 66% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 14.97 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.34, 64% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of women in parliament ipu in Zambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +41.9% | 12.66 | 17.96 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.02 | 9.68 | 10.26 | 3 |
| 2000s | 12.8 | 10.13 | 15.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.37 | 10.76 | 17.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.3 | 14.97 | 16.77 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More gender data for Zambia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 9,719 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.61 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 15,306 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 15,306 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 340,219 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 341,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 331,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 332,331 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 324,712 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women in parliament ipu in Zambia?
- Share of women in parliament ipu in Zambia was 14.97 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women in parliament ipu recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.96 in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of women in parliament ipu recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.68 in 1997.
- How does Zambia rank for share of women in parliament ipu?
- Zambia ranks 150th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of women in parliament ipu rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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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