Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Angola
Angola: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 39.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Angola, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
Angola recorded 39.1% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Angola peaked at 39.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 1997.
Angola ranks 34th 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.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Angola, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 9.5% | — |
| 1998 | 15.5% | +61.9% |
| 1999 | 15.5% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 15.5% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 15.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 15.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 15.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 15.0% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 37.3% | +148.5% |
| 2009 | 38.6% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 38.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 38.2% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 34.1% | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 34.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 36.8% | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 36.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 36.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 30.5% | -17.3% |
| 2018 | 30.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 30.0% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 29.5% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 33.6% | +13.8% |
| 2023 | 33.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 39.5% | +17.6% |
| 2025 | 39.1% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.5% | 9.5% | 15.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 15.0% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.6% | 30.0% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.2% | 29.5% | 39.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 31 Republic of Moldova 39.6% compare
- 32 Tanzania, United Republic of 39.5% compare
- 33 North Macedonia 39.2% compare
- 35 Switzerland 39.0% compare
- 36 Armenia 38.3% compare
- 37 Mozambique 38.3% compare
More public sector data for Angola
- Arms imports 16.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4223 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 6.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 16.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 24.34 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0089 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -26.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 922.05 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 12.03 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Angola?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Angola was 39.1% in 2025, 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 Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 39.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 1997.
- How does Angola rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Angola ranks 34th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola 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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Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.