Source data
Women’s share of seats in national lower or single chambers in West Africa, 2001 to 2025
Sources checked
2001
Shared scale · 0% to 41.21%
2025
Shared scale · 0% to 41.21%
Switch between 2001 and 2025. The interactive history shows intervening years.
Women’s share of seats in national lower or single chambers in West Africa, 2001 to 2025
The Inter-Parliamentary Union series covers the lower or single chamber. A missing year stays out of the table. The count is a snapshot of occupied seats as recorded by the source.
| Source | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 2025 | 26.61 | 6.02 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2024 | 26.61 | 6.02 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2023 | 26.61 | 6.02 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2022 | 7.41 | 6.02 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2021 | 8.43 | 6.02 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2020 | 7.23 | 6.02 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2019 | 7.23 | 6.02 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2018 | 7.23 | 6.02 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2017 | 7.23 | 6.02 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2016 | 7.23 | 6.02 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2015 | 7.23 | 6.02 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2014 | 8.43 | 6.02 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2013 | 8.43 | 6.02 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2012 | 8.43 | 6.02 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2011 | 8.43 | 6.02 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2010 | 10.84 | 6.02 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2009 | 10.84 | 6.02 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2008 | 10.84 | 6.02 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2007 | 10.84 | 6.02 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2006 | 7.23 | 6.02 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2005 | 7.23 | 6.02 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2004 | 7.23 | 6.02 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2003 | 6.02 | 6.02 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2002 | 6.02 | 6.02 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2001 | 6.02 | 6.02 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2025 | 13.39 | 8.52 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2024 | 13.39 | 8.52 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2023 | 13.73 | 8.52 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2022 | 14.17 | 8.52 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2021 | 14.17 | 8.52 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2020 | 11.37 | 8.52 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2019 | 10.98 | 8.52 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2018 | 10.59 | 8.52 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2017 | 10.59 | 8.52 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2016 | 9.16 | 8.52 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2015 | 9.16 | 8.52 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2014 | 9.45 | 8.52 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2013 | 10.44 | 8.52 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2012 | 10.44 | 8.52 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2011 | 11.02 | 8.52 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2010 | 8.87 | 8.52 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2009 | 8.87 | 8.52 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2008 | 8.87 | 8.52 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2007 | 8.87 | 8.52 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2006 | 8.52 | 8.52 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2005 | 8.52 | 8.52 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2004 | 8.52 | 8.52 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2003 | 8.52 | 8.52 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2002 | 8.52 | 8.52 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2001 | 8.52 | 8.52 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2025 | 14.55 | 9 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2024 | 14.55 | 9 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2023 | 14.55 | 9 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2022 | 14.55 | 9 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2021 | 14.55 | 9 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2020 | 13.09 | 9 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2019 | 13.09 | 9 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2018 | 12.73 | 9 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2017 | 12.73 | 9 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2016 | 10.91 | 9 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2015 | 10.91 | 9 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2014 | 10.91 | 9 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2013 | 10.91 | 9 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2011 | 8.26 | 9 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2010 | 8.26 | 9 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2009 | 8.26 | 9 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2008 | 7.89 | 9 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2007 | 10.87 | 9 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2006 | 10.87 | 9 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2005 | 10.87 | 9 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2004 | 10.87 | 9 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2003 | 9 | 9 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2002 | 9 | 9 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2001 | 9 | 9 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2025 | 4.21 | 3.42 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2024 | 3.91 | 3.42 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2023 | 3.91 | 3.42 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2022 | 3.61 | 3.42 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2021 | 3.61 | 3.42 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2020 | 7.22 | 3.42 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2019 | 3.38 | 3.42 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2018 | 5.56 | 3.42 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2017 | 5.56 | 3.42 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2016 | 5.56 | 3.42 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2015 | 5.56 | 3.42 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2014 | 6.67 | 3.42 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2013 | 6.67 | 3.42 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2012 | 6.67 | 3.42 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2011 | 6.82 | 3.42 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2010 | 6.98 | 3.42 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2009 | 6.98 | 3.42 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2008 | 6.98 | 3.42 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2007 | 6.98 | 3.42 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2006 | 6.11 | 3.42 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2005 | 6.39 | 3.42 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2004 | 4.72 | 3.42 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2003 | 4.72 | 3.42 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2002 | 3.42 | 3.42 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2001 | 3.42 | 3.42 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2025 | 41.21 | 16.67 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2024 | 41.21 | 16.67 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2023 | 46.06 | 16.67 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2022 | 44.24 | 16.67 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2021 | 43.03 | 16.67 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2020 | 43.03 | 16.67 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2019 | 41.82 | 16.67 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2018 | 41.82 | 16.67 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2017 | 41.82 | 16.67 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2016 | 42.67 | 16.67 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2015 | 42.67 | 16.67 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2014 | 43.33 | 16.67 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2013 | 42.67 | 16.67 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2012 | 42.67 | 16.67 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2011 | 22.67 | 16.67 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2010 | 22.67 | 16.67 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2009 | 22.67 | 16.67 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2008 | 22 | 16.67 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2007 | 22 | 16.67 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2006 | 19.17 | 16.67 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2005 | 19.17 | 16.67 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2004 | 19.17 | 16.67 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2003 | 19.17 | 16.67 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2002 | 19.17 | 16.67 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2001 | 16.67 | 16.67 | Source 1 |