Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mozambique
Mozambique: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 38.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mozambique, 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 Mozambique stood at 38.3%.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mozambique peaked at 43.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.2%, in 1997.
Mozambique ranks 37th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 25.2% | — |
| 1998 | 25.2% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 30.0% | +19.0% |
| 2001 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 34.8% | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 34.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 34.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 34.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 34.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 39.2% | +12.6% |
| 2010 | 39.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 39.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 39.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 39.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 39.6% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 39.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 39.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 39.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 41.2% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 42.4% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 42.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 42.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 43.2% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 39.2% | -9.3% |
| 2025 | 38.3% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.2% | 25.2% | 25.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 33.3% | 30.0% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.6% | 39.2% | 41.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 41.3% | 38.3% | 43.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 34 Angola 39.1% compare
- 35 Switzerland 39.0% compare
- 36 Armenia 38.3% compare
- 38 Uzbekistan 38.0% compare
- 39 Dominican Republic 37.4% compare
- 40 Serbia 37.2% compare
More public sector data for Mozambique
- Arms imports 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.0289 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 -66.67 % 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 13.01 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0198 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 11.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 450.45 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 3.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mozambique?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mozambique was 38.3% 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 43.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.2% in 1997.
- How does Mozambique rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Mozambique ranks 37th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.