Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Eswatini

Women in parliament in Eswatini in 2025 — 21.6%. Ranked 113 in the world out of 184. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 18.5 pp.

2025 21.6% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 113of 184
Period maximum 21.6%2024
Period minimum 3.1%1999

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Eswatini, 1997–2025010203019972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 3.1%1998: 3.1%1999: 3.1%2000: 3.1%2001: 3.1%2002: 3.1%2003: 10.8%2004: 10.8%2005: 10.8%2006: 10.8%2007: 10.8%2008: 13.8%2009: 13.6%2010: 13.6%2011: 13.6%2012: 13.6%2013: 6.2%2014: 6.2%2015: 6.2%2016: 6.2%2017: 6.2%2018: 7.2%2019: 7.2%2020: 9.6%2021: 9.6%2022: 13.5%2023: 17.1%2024: 21.6%2025: 21.6%
Change over the period: +18.5 pp Annual average: 0.66 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Eswatini 21.6%
World 27.2%
Southern Africa computed 28.5%
Women in parliament — Eswatini, by year Eswatini All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 21.6 +0 pp
2024 21.6 +4.5 pp
2023 17.1 +3.6 pp
2022 13.5 +3.9 pp
2021 9.6 +0 pp
2020 9.6 +2.3 pp
2019 7.2 +0 pp
2018 7.2 +1.1 pp
2017 6.2 +0 pp
2016 6.2 +0 pp
2015 6.2 +0 pp
2014 6.2 +0 pp
2013 6.2 −7.5 pp
2012 13.6 +0 pp
2011 13.6 +0 pp
2010 13.6 +0 pp
2009 13.6 −0.2 pp
2008 13.8 +3.1 pp
2007 10.8 +0 pp
2006 10.8 +0 pp
2005 10.8 +0 pp
2004 10.8 +0 pp
2003 10.8 +7.7 pp
2002 3.1 +0 pp
2001 3.1 +0 pp
2000 3.1 +0 pp
1999 3.1 −0 pp
1998 3.1 +0 pp
1997 3.1

Southern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.