Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Malawi

Women in parliament in Malawi in 2025 — 21.4%. Ranked 115 in the world out of 184. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 15.8 pp.

2025 21.4% +0.7 pp vs 2024
World rank 115of 184
Period maximum 22.9%2019
Period minimum 5.6%1997

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Malawi, 1997–2025010203019972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 5.6%1998: 5.6%1999: 8.3%2000: 9.3%2001: 9.3%2002: 9.3%2003: 9.3%2004: 14%2005: 13.6%2006: 13.6%2007: 13%2008: 13%2009: 20.8%2010: 20.8%2011: 22.3%2012: 22.3%2013: 22.3%2014: 16.7%2015: 16.7%2016: 16.7%2017: 16.7%2018: 16.7%2019: 22.9%2020: 22.9%2021: 22.9%2022: 22.9%2023: 20.7%2024: 20.7%2025: 21.4%
Change over the period: +15.8 pp Annual average: 0.56 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Malawi 21.4%
World 27.2%
Eastern Africa computed 29.5%
Low-income countries computed 23.5%
Women in parliament — Malawi, by year Malawi All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 21.4 +0.7 pp
2024 20.7 +0 pp
2023 20.7 −2.2 pp
2022 22.9 +0 pp
2021 22.9 +0 pp
2020 22.9 +0 pp
2019 22.9 +6.3 pp
2018 16.7 +0 pp
2017 16.7 +0 pp
2016 16.7 +0 pp
2015 16.7 +0 pp
2014 16.7 −5.6 pp
2013 22.3 +0 pp
2012 22.3 +0 pp
2011 22.3 +1.4 pp
2010 20.8 +0 pp
2009 20.8 +7.9 pp
2008 13 +0 pp
2007 13 −0.7 pp
2006 13.6 +0 pp
2005 13.6 −0.4 pp
2004 14 +4.7 pp
2003 9.3 +0 pp
2002 9.3 +0 pp
2001 9.3 +0 pp
2000 9.3 +1 pp
1999 8.3 +2.6 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.