Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Ghana

Women in parliament in Ghana in 2025 — 14.5%. Ranked 146 in the world out of 184. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 5.5 pp.

2025 14.5% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 146of 184
Period maximum 14.5%2021
Period minimum 7.9%2008

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Ghana, 1997–2025681012141619972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 9%1998: 9%1999: 9%2001: 9%2002: 9%2003: 9%2004: 10.9%2005: 10.9%2006: 10.9%2007: 10.9%2008: 7.9%2009: 8.3%2010: 8.3%2011: 8.3%2013: 10.9%2014: 10.9%2015: 10.9%2016: 10.9%2017: 12.7%2018: 12.7%2019: 13.1%2020: 13.1%2021: 14.5%2022: 14.5%2023: 14.5%2024: 14.5%2025: 14.5%
Change over the period: +5.5 pp Annual average: 0.2 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Ghana 14.5%
World 27.2%
Western Africa computed 22%
Women in parliament — Ghana, by year Ghana All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 14.5 +0 pp
2024 14.5 +0 pp
2023 14.5 +0 pp
2022 14.5 +0 pp
2021 14.5 +1.5 pp
2020 13.1 +0 pp
2019 13.1 +0.4 pp
2018 12.7 +0 pp
2017 12.7 +1.8 pp
2016 10.9 +0 pp
2015 10.9 +0 pp
2014 10.9 +0 pp
2013 10.9
2011 8.3 +0 pp
2010 8.3 +0 pp
2009 8.3 +0.4 pp
2008 7.9 −3 pp
2007 10.9 +0 pp
2006 10.9 +0 pp
2005 10.9 +0 pp
2004 10.9 +1.9 pp
2003 9 +0 pp
2002 9 +0 pp
2001 9
1999 9 +0 pp
1998 9 +0 pp
1997 9

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.