Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) was 30.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Zimbabwe, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 30.1% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2025.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Zimbabwe peaked at 32.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2000.
That places Zimbabwe 77th 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 29 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 14.7% | — |
| 1998 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 14.0% | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 9.3% | -33.3% |
| 2001 | 10.0% | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 16.0% | +60.0% |
| 2006 | 16.7% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 16.0% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 15.2% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 31.5% | +110.5% |
| 2014 | 31.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 31.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 31.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 32.6% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 31.5% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 31.9% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 31.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 31.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 30.6% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 30.7% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 28.1% | -8.4% |
| 2025 | 30.1% | +7.2% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 30.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.6%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 30.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.3%, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) in Zimbabwe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +110.5% | 15.0% | 31.5% |
| 2005 | +60.0% | 10.0% | 16.0% |
| 2000 | -33.3% | 14.0% | 9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.4% | 14.0% | 14.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 9.3% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 15.0% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.5% | 28.1% | 31.9% | 6 |
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- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 20.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2006)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Zimbabwe?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Zimbabwe was 30.1% 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2000.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Zimbabwe ranks 77th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.