Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Central African Republic

Women in parliament in the Central African Republic in 2025 — 11.4%. Ranked 158 in the world out of 184. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 7.9 pp.

2025 11.4% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 158of 184
Period maximum 12.9%2021
Period minimum 3.5%1997

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Central African Republic, 1997–202505101519972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 3.5%1998: 3.5%1999: 7.3%2000: 7.3%2001: 7.3%2002: 7.3%2005: 10.5%2006: 10.5%2007: 10.5%2008: 10.5%2009: 9.6%2010: 9.6%2011: 12.5%2012: 12.5%2016: 7.2%2017: 8.6%2018: 8.6%2019: 8.6%2020: 8.6%2021: 12.9%2022: 12.9%2023: 12.9%2024: 11.4%2025: 11.4%
Change over the period: +7.9 pp Annual average: 0.28 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Central African Republic

Central African Republic 11.4%
World 27.2%
Middle Africa computed 23.6%
Low-income countries computed 23.5%
Women in parliament — Central African Republic, by year Central African Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 11.4 +0 pp
2024 11.4 −1.4 pp
2023 12.9 +0 pp
2022 12.9 +0 pp
2021 12.9 +4.3 pp
2020 8.6 +0 pp
2019 8.6 +0 pp
2018 8.6 +0 pp
2017 8.6 +1.4 pp
2016 7.2
2012 12.5 +0 pp
2011 12.5 +2.9 pp
2010 9.6 +0 pp
2009 9.6 −0.9 pp
2008 10.5 +0 pp
2007 10.5 +0 pp
2006 10.5 +0 pp
2005 10.5
2002 7.3 +0 pp
2001 7.3 +0 pp
2000 7.3 +0 pp
1999 7.3 +3.8 pp
1998 3.5 +0 pp
1997 3.5

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.