Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Cabo Verde

Women in parliament in Cabo Verde in 2025 — 44.4%. Ranked 17 in the world out of 184. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 33.3 pp.

2025 44.4% +5.6 pp vs 2024
World rank 17of 184
Period maximum 44.4%2025
Period minimum 11.1%1997

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Cabo Verde, 1997–2025020406019972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 11.1%1998: 11.1%1999: 11.1%2000: 11.1%2001: 11.1%2002: 11.1%2003: 11.1%2004: 11.1%2005: 11.1%2006: 15.3%2007: 18.1%2008: 18.1%2009: 18.1%2010: 18.1%2011: 20.8%2012: 20.8%2013: 20.8%2014: 20.8%2015: 20.8%2016: 23.6%2017: 23.6%2018: 23.6%2019: 23.6%2020: 25%2021: 38.9%2022: 38.9%2023: 41.7%2024: 38.9%2025: 44.4%
Change over the period: +33.3 pp Annual average: 1.19 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cabo Verde

Cabo Verde 44.4%
World 27.2%
Western Africa computed 22%
Women in parliament — Cabo Verde, by year Cabo Verde All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 44.4 +5.6 pp
2024 38.9 −2.8 pp
2023 41.7 +2.8 pp
2022 38.9 +0 pp
2021 38.9 +13.9 pp
2020 25 +1.4 pp
2019 23.6 +0 pp
2018 23.6 +0 pp
2017 23.6 +0 pp
2016 23.6 +2.8 pp
2015 20.8 +0 pp
2014 20.8 +0 pp
2013 20.8 +0 pp
2012 20.8 +0 pp
2011 20.8 +2.8 pp
2010 18.1 +0 pp
2009 18.1 +0 pp
2008 18.1 +0 pp
2007 18.1 +2.8 pp
2006 15.3 +4.2 pp
2005 11.1 +0 pp
2004 11.1 +0 pp
2003 11.1 +0 pp
2002 11.1 +0 pp
2001 11.1 +0 pp
2000 11.1 +0 pp
1999 11.1 +0 pp
1998 11.1 +0 pp
1997 11.1

About the indicator

The share of seats held by women in the national parliament (in bicameral systems, in the lower or single chamber). Data of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. The indicator depends directly on the electoral system and on the presence of quotas: in countries with proportional representation and gender quotas the share is consistently higher.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.