Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Madagascar
Madagascar: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 14.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Madagascar, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Madagascar stood at 14.1%.
The figure is down 11.5% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Madagascar peaked at 20.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 1997.
That places Madagascar 155th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3.7% | — |
| 1999 | 8.0% | +114.4% |
| 2000 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | -53.1% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | +83.3% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7.9% | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | +58.7% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 17.5% | +39.9% |
| 2013 | 17.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 20.5% | +17.4% |
| 2015 | 20.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 20.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 19.2% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 19.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 15.9% | -17.2% |
| 2020 | 17.9% | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 17.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 18.5% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 18.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16.0% | -14.0% |
| 2025 | 14.1% | -11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.9% | 3.7% | 8.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 3.8% | 8.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 12.5% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 14.1% | 18.5% | 6 |
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More public sector data for Madagascar
- Arms imports 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2020)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.0345 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2020)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2020)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2020)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 3.81 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0069 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 19.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 121.63 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Madagascar?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Madagascar was 14.1% 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 1997.
- How does Madagascar rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Madagascar ranks 155th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.