Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Senegal
Senegal: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 41.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Senegal, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 41.2% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Senegal peaked at 46.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 1997.
That places Senegal 26th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 11.7% | — |
| 1998 | 12.1% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 16.7% | +37.3% |
| 2002 | 19.2% | +15.0% |
| 2003 | 19.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 19.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 19.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 19.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 22.0% | +14.8% |
| 2008 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 22.7% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 22.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 22.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 42.7% | +88.2% |
| 2013 | 42.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 43.3% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 42.7% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 42.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 41.8% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 41.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 41.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 43.0% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 44.2% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 46.1% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 41.2% | -10.5% |
| 2025 | 41.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.0% | 11.7% | 12.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 19.1% | 12.1% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.5% | 22.7% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.1% | 41.2% | 46.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More public sector data for Senegal
- Arms imports 77.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 4.16 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0024 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -55.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 77.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 27.83 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.016 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 14.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 514.94 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 893.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Senegal?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Senegal was 41.2% 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 46.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 1997.
- How does Senegal rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Senegal ranks 26th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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.