Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Gabon
Gabon: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 21.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Gabon, 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 Gabon is 21.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.4% on the previous year and up 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Gabon peaked at 25.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 1997.
Gabon ranks 118th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 8.3% | — |
| 1998 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9.2% | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 9.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9.2% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 9.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12.5% | +35.2% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | +33.3% |
| 2008 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14.7% | -12.1% |
| 2010 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 15.8% | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15.0% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 14.2% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 14.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 17.1% | +20.7% |
| 2019 | 17.9% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 14.8% | -17.4% |
| 2021 | 16.2% | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 15.4% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 24.5% | +59.2% |
| 2024 | 25.5% | +4.2% |
| 2025 | 21.6% | -15.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.3% | 8.3% | 8.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 9.2% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 14.2% | 17.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 14.8% | 25.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More public sector data for Gabon
- Arms imports 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.3939 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -93.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 125.68 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0153 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 20.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 319.10 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 62.09 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Gabon?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Gabon was 21.6% 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 25.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 1997.
- How does Gabon rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Gabon ranks 118th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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.