Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in South Sudan
South Sudan: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 32.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in South Sudan, 2011–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 32.4% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2025. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in South Sudan peaked at 32.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 26.5%, in 2011.
That places South Sudan 61st 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 15 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 26.5% | — |
| 2012 | 26.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 26.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 26.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 26.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 28.5% | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 28.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 28.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 28.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 28.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 32.4% | +13.7% |
| 2022 | 32.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 32.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 32.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 32.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.4% | 26.5% | 28.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 31.7% | 28.5% | 32.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More public sector data for South Sudan
- Arms imports 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.9073 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 25 % change on previous year (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 169.79 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.096 current USD per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 88.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 2.03 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 15.82 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in South Sudan?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in South Sudan was 32.4% 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 South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 32.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.5% in 2011.
- How does South Sudan rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- South Sudan ranks 61st out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.