Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Madagascar

Women in parliament in Madagascar in 2025 — 14.1%. Ranked 149 in the world out of 184. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 10.4 pp.

2025 14.1% −1.8 pp vs 2024
World rank 149of 184
Period maximum 20.5%2014
Period minimum 3.7%1997

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Madagascar, 1997–2025010203019972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 3.7%1999: 8%2000: 8%2001: 8%2003: 3.8%2004: 6.9%2005: 6.9%2006: 6.9%2007: 7.9%2008: 7.9%2010: 12.5%2011: 12.5%2012: 17.5%2013: 17.5%2014: 20.5%2015: 20.5%2016: 20.5%2017: 19.2%2018: 19.2%2019: 15.9%2020: 17.9%2021: 17.9%2022: 18.5%2023: 18.5%2024: 16%2025: 14.1%
Change over the period: +10.4 pp Annual average: 0.37 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Madagascar 14.1%
World 27.2%
Eastern Africa computed 29.5%
Low-income countries computed 23.5%
Women in parliament — Madagascar, by year Madagascar All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 14.1 −1.8 pp
2024 16 −2.6 pp
2023 18.5 +0 pp
2022 18.5 +0.7 pp
2021 17.9 +0 pp
2020 17.9 +2 pp
2019 15.9 −3.3 pp
2018 19.2 +0 pp
2017 19.2 −1.3 pp
2016 20.5 +0 pp
2015 20.5 +0 pp
2014 20.5 +3 pp
2013 17.5 +0 pp
2012 17.5 +5 pp
2011 12.5 +0 pp
2010 12.5
2008 7.9 +0 pp
2007 7.9 +1 pp
2006 6.9 +0 pp
2005 6.9 +0 pp
2004 6.9 +3.1 pp
2003 3.8
2001 8 +0 pp
2000 8 +0 pp
1999 8
1997 3.7

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.