Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Mozambique

Women in parliament in Mozambique in 2025 — 38.3%. Ranked 37 in the world out of 184. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 13.1 pp.

2025 38.3% −0.9 pp vs 2024
World rank 37of 184
Period maximum 43.2%2023
Period minimum 25.2%1997

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Mozambique, 1997–2025253035404519972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 25.2%1998: 25.2%2000: 30%2001: 30%2002: 30%2003: 30%2004: 34.8%2005: 34.8%2006: 34.8%2007: 34.8%2008: 34.8%2009: 39.2%2010: 39.2%2011: 39.2%2012: 39.2%2013: 39.2%2015: 39.6%2016: 39.6%2017: 39.6%2018: 39.6%2019: 41.2%2020: 42.4%2021: 42.4%2022: 42.4%2023: 43.2%2024: 39.2%2025: 38.3%
Change over the period: +13.1 pp Annual average: 0.47 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Mozambique 38.3%
World 27.2%
Eastern Africa computed 29.5%
Low-income countries computed 23.5%
Women in parliament — Mozambique, by year Mozambique All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 38.3 −0.9 pp
2024 39.2 −4 pp
2023 43.2 +0.8 pp
2022 42.4 +0 pp
2021 42.4 +0 pp
2020 42.4 +1.2 pp
2019 41.2 +1.6 pp
2018 39.6 +0 pp
2017 39.6 +0 pp
2016 39.6 +0 pp
2015 39.6
2013 39.2 +0 pp
2012 39.2 +0 pp
2011 39.2 +0 pp
2010 39.2 +0 pp
2009 39.2 +4.4 pp
2008 34.8 +0 pp
2007 34.8 +0 pp
2006 34.8 +0 pp
2005 34.8 +0 pp
2004 34.8 +4.8 pp
2003 30 +0 pp
2002 30 +0 pp
2001 30 +0 pp
2000 30
1998 25.2 +0 pp
1997 25.2

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.