Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Gambia
Gambia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 8.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Gambia, 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 Gambia is 8.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Gambia peaked at 13.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1997.
Gambia ranks 175th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.0% | — |
| 1998 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | +177.4% |
| 2003 | 13.2% | +133.3% |
| 2004 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9.4% | -28.6% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | -20.0% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | +25.0% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10.3% | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 10.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 2.0% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 7.5% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 8.6% | 8.6% | 5 |
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- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Gambia?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Gambia was 8.6% 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1997.
- How does Gambia rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Gambia ranks 175th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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.