Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 27.0% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Afghanistan, 2005–2021
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 27.0% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Afghanistan peaked at 27.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 2020.
Afghanistan ranks 90th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 27.3% | — |
| 2006 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 27.7% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 27.3% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 27.7% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 27.9% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 27.0% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 27.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.5% | 27.3% | 27.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 27.7% | 27.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 27.0% | 27.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More public sector data for Afghanistan
- Arms imports 65.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0046 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -71.86 % change on previous year (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 65.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 6.96 current USD per person (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0195 current USD per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -0.4743 % change on previous year (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 278.25 million current USD (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 99.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Afghanistan?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Afghanistan was 27.0% in 2021, according to Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
- What is the highest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 27.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 2020.
- How does Afghanistan rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Afghanistan ranks 90th out of 193 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), published as part of Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.