Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mauritania
Mauritania: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 23.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mauritania, 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 Mauritania stood at 23.3%.
The figure is down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mauritania peaked at 25.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1997.
Mauritania ranks 110th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.3% | — |
| 1998 | 3.8% | +200.0% |
| 1999 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 17.9% | +383.2% |
| 2007 | 22.1% | +23.5% |
| 2008 | 22.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 22.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 22.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 22.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 22.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 25.2% | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 25.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 25.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 25.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 20.3% | -19.5% |
| 2019 | 20.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 20.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 20.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 20.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 23.3% | +15.0% |
| 2024 | 23.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 23.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.0% | 1.3% | 3.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 3.7% | 22.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 20.3% | 25.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 20.3% | 23.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More public sector data for Mauritania
- Arms imports 126.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 24.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0116 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -87.5 % change on previous year (2015)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 126.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 50.31 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0239 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -6.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 260.06 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mauritania?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mauritania was 23.3% 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 Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1997.
- How does Mauritania rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Mauritania ranks 110th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania 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.