Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Cameroon

Women in parliament in Cameroon in 2025 — 33.9%. Ranked 52 in the world out of 184. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 28.3 pp.

2025 33.9% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 52of 184
Period maximum 33.9%2020
Period minimum 5.6%1997

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Cameroon, 1997–202501020304019972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 5.6%1998: 5.6%1999: 5.6%2000: 5.6%2001: 5.6%2002: 8.9%2003: 8.9%2004: 8.9%2005: 8.9%2006: 8.9%2007: 13.9%2008: 13.9%2009: 13.9%2010: 13.9%2011: 13.9%2012: 13.9%2013: 31.1%2014: 31.1%2015: 31.1%2016: 31.1%2017: 31.1%2018: 31.1%2019: 31.1%2020: 33.9%2021: 33.9%2022: 33.9%2023: 33.9%2024: 33.9%2025: 33.9%
Change over the period: +28.3 pp Annual average: 1.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Cameroon 33.9%
World 27.2%
Middle Africa computed 23.6%
Women in parliament — Cameroon, by year Cameroon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 33.9 +0 pp
2024 33.9 +0 pp
2023 33.9 +0 pp
2022 33.9 +0 pp
2021 33.9 +0 pp
2020 33.9 +2.8 pp
2019 31.1 +0 pp
2018 31.1 +0 pp
2017 31.1 +0 pp
2016 31.1 +0 pp
2015 31.1 +0 pp
2014 31.1 +0 pp
2013 31.1 +17.2 pp
2012 13.9 +0 pp
2011 13.9 +0 pp
2010 13.9 +0 pp
2009 13.9 +0 pp
2008 13.9 +0 pp
2007 13.9 +5 pp
2006 8.9 +0 pp
2005 8.9 +0 pp
2004 8.9 +0 pp
2003 8.9 +0 pp
2002 8.9 +3.3 pp
2001 5.6 +0 pp
2000 5.6 +0 pp
1999 5.6 +0 pp
1998 5.6 +0 pp
1997 5.6

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.