Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Somalia
Somalia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 19.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Somalia, 2005–2025
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 Somalia stood at 19.0%.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Somalia peaked at 24.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2010.
That places Somalia 133rd out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8.0% | — |
| 2006 | 7.8% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | -16.3% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13.8% | +103.9% |
| 2013 | 13.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 24.4% | +76.3% |
| 2018 | 24.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 24.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 24.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 24.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 19.7% | -19.1% |
| 2023 | 19.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 19.6% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 19.0% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 6.9% | 8.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 6.8% | 24.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 19.0% | 24.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 130 Niger 19.6% compare
- 131 Jordan 19.6% compare
- 132 Bosnia and Herzegovina 19.0% compare
- 134 Bahamas 18.4% compare
- 135 Kazakhstan 18.4% compare
- 136 Burkina Faso 18.3% compare
More public sector data for Somalia
- Arms imports 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.2104 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 10.62 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0169 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 43.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 201.85 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 6.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Somalia?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Somalia was 19.0% 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2010.
- How does Somalia rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Somalia ranks 133rd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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.