Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Tunisia
Tunisia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 15.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Tunisia, 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 Tunisia stood at 15.8%.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 49.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Tunisia peaked at 31.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 1997.
That places Tunisia 145th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom 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 Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 6.7% | — |
| 1998 | 7.4% | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 11.5% | +56.7% |
| 2000 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 22.8% | +97.2% |
| 2005 | 22.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 22.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 22.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 22.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 27.6% | +21.2% |
| 2010 | 27.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 26.7% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 26.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 26.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 31.3% | +17.2% |
| 2015 | 31.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 31.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 31.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 31.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 22.6% | -27.9% |
| 2020 | 24.9% | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 26.3% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 26.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16.2% | -38.2% |
| 2024 | 15.7% | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 15.8% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.5% | 6.7% | 11.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 18.7% | 11.5% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.7% | 22.6% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 15.7% | 26.3% | 6 |
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More public sector data for Tunisia
- Arms imports 78.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 6.35 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 136.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 78.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 107 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0256 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 8.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.31 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 212.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Tunisia?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Tunisia was 15.8% 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 1997.
- How does Tunisia rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Tunisia ranks 145th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.