Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Cameroon
Cameroon: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 33.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Cameroon, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 33.9% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Cameroon peaked at 33.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 1997.
That places Cameroon 52nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 5.6% | — |
| 1998 | 5.6% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5.6% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5.6% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8.9% | +60.0% |
| 2003 | 8.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13.9% | +56.3% |
| 2008 | 13.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 13.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 13.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 31.1% | +124.0% |
| 2014 | 31.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 31.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 31.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 31.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 31.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 31.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 33.9% | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 33.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 33.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 33.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 33.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 33.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 5.6% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.9% | 13.9% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.9% | 33.9% | 33.9% | 6 |
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More public sector data for Cameroon
- Arms imports 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.0705 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 18.36 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.01 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 17.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 534.85 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 4.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Cameroon?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Cameroon was 33.9% 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 33.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 1997.
- How does Cameroon rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Cameroon ranks 52nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.