Somalia, Fed. Rep.—Women in Parliament (%)
Category: GenderSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #134 of 194Series years: 2005–2025
Latest Value
19.0%
2025
YoY Change
-3.4%
2024 → 2025
Global Rank
#134
of 194 countries
Maximum
24.4%
2017
Minimum
6.8%
2010
CAGR
+4.4%
20 years
Last
19.0%
Previous
19.6%
Highest
24.4%
Lowest
6.8%
Unit
%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Somalia, Fed. Rep.'s women in parliament (%) was 19.0% in 2025, ranking #134 out of 194 countries. This represents a -3.4% change from 2024. Over the past 20 years, the highest recorded value was 24.4% (2017) and the lowest was 6.8% (2010). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Somalia, Fed. Rep. — Women in Parliament (%): 18.978102189781 % for reference year 2025. Source: World Bank (World Development Indicators). Reference year does not establish final observed status; publisher vintage is not verified here.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19.0% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 19.6% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 19.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 19.7% | -19.1% |
| 2021 | 24.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 24.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 24.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 24.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 24.4% | +76.3% |
| 2015 | 13.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13.8% | +103.9% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | -16.3% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 7.8% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 8.0% |
Top Countries — Women in Parliament (%)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rwanda | 63.8% | 2025 |
| 2 | Cuba | 55.7% | 2025 |
| 3 | Nicaragua | 54.9% | 2025 |
| 4 | Bolivia | 50.8% | 2025 |
| 5 | Mexico | 50.2% | 2025 |
| 6 | Andorra | 50.0% | 2025 |
| 7 | United Arab Emirates | 50.0% | 2025 |
| 8 | Costa Rica | 49.1% | 2025 |
| 9 | Iceland | 46.0% | 2025 |
| 10 | Australia | 46.0% | 2025 |
About This Indicator
Definition
Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.
Methodology
Data compiled by Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), uri: https://data.ipu.org/women-ranking/, note: For the year of 1998, the data is as of August 10, 1998., type: Excel, date accessed: 2024-03-21.
Unit
%