Share of women in parliament in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Share of women in parliament was 30.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of women in parliament in Zimbabwe, 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
In 2025, share of women in parliament in Zimbabwe stood at 30.1%.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in parliament in Zimbabwe peaked at 32.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2000.
Zimbabwe ranks 77th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Share of women in parliament in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 14.7% | — |
| 1998 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 14.0% | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 9.3% | -33.3% |
| 2001 | 10.0% | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 16.0% | +60.0% |
| 2006 | 16.7% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 16.0% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 15.2% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 31.5% | +110.5% |
| 2014 | 31.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 31.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 31.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 32.6% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 31.5% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 31.9% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 31.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 31.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 30.6% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 30.7% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 28.1% | -8.4% |
| 2025 | 30.1% | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.4% | 14.0% | 14.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 9.3% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 15.0% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.5% | 28.1% | 31.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More gender data for Zimbabwe
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 6,958 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.695 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 239,901 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 244,202 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 236,403 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 240,452 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 234,239 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 238,280 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 230,913 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 234,853 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women in parliament in Zimbabwe?
- Share of women in parliament in Zimbabwe was 30.1% 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of women in parliament recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2000.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for share of women in parliament?
- Zimbabwe ranks 77th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of women in parliament rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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Percentage of seats in lower or single chamber of the legislature held by women.