Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Zambia
Zambia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 15.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Zambia, 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 Zambia stood at 15.0%.
That represents a change of up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Zambia peaked at 18.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 1997.
Zambia ranks 150th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 9.7% | — |
| 1998 | 10.3% | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 10.1% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 10.1% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12.0% | +18.7% |
| 2003 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12.7% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 14.6% | +15.7% |
| 2007 | 15.2% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 15.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | -18.2% |
| 2012 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10.8% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 12.7% | +17.6% |
| 2016 | 18.0% | +41.9% |
| 2017 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16.8% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 15.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15.0% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.0% | 9.7% | 10.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 10.1% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 10.8% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.3% | 15.0% | 16.8% | 6 |
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More public sector data for Zambia
- Arms imports 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.0469 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 -80 % 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 16.4 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0138 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -7.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 349.67 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 6.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Zambia?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Zambia was 15.0% 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 1997.
- How does Zambia rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Zambia ranks 150th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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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Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.