Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 12.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 2004–2025
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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the is 12.8%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 13.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2006.
That places Congo, Democratic Republic of the 161st out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 12.0% | — |
| 2005 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | -30.0% |
| 2007 | 8.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | +19.0% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | -16.0% |
| 2016 | 8.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | +28.0% |
| 2021 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 13.0% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 12.8% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.6% | 8.4% | 12.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 8.4% | 10.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 12.8% | 13.0% | 6 |
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More public sector data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Arms imports 35.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.3203 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 29.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 35.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 8.23 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0119 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 13.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 899.19 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 11.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 12.8% 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2006.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 161st out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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.