Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Chad
Chad: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 33.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Chad, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Chad is 33.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 28.4% on the previous year and up 125.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Chad peaked at 33.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 1997.
That places Chad 54th 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 Chad, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.4% | — |
| 1998 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | +141.9% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | -20.0% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12.8% | +147.3% |
| 2012 | 14.9% | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 15.3% | +19.5% |
| 2019 | 14.9% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 15.4% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 32.3% | +109.0% |
| 2022 | 25.9% | -19.7% |
| 2023 | 25.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 26.1% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 33.5% | +28.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 2.4% | 6.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 5.2% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.5% | 15.4% | 33.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More public sector data for Chad
- Arms imports 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.1971 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 -87.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 27.47 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.028 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 49.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 557.71 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 25.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Chad?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Chad was 33.5% 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 Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 33.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 1997.
- How does Chad rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Chad ranks 54th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chad 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.