Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Niger

Women in parliament in Niger in 2025 — 19.6%. Ranked 125 in the world out of 184. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 18.4 pp.

2025 19.6% −6.3 pp vs 2022
World rank 125of 184
Period maximum 25.9%2021
Period minimum 1.2%1997

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Niger, 1997–2025010203019972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 1.2%1998: 1.2%2000: 1.2%2001: 1.2%2002: 1.2%2003: 1.2%2004: 12.4%2005: 12.4%2006: 12.4%2007: 12.4%2008: 12.4%2009: 9.7%2011: 13.3%2012: 13.3%2013: 13.3%2014: 13.3%2015: 13.3%2016: 14.6%2017: 17%2018: 17%2019: 17%2020: 17%2021: 25.9%2022: 25.9%2025: 19.6%
Change over the period: +18.4 pp Annual average: 0.66 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Niger 19.6%
World 27.2%
Western Africa computed 22%
Low-income countries computed 23.5%
Women in parliament — Niger, by year Niger All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 19.6
2022 25.9 +0 pp
2021 25.9 +8.9 pp
2020 17 +0 pp
2019 17 +0 pp
2018 17 +0 pp
2017 17 +2.3 pp
2016 14.6 +1.3 pp
2015 13.3 +0 pp
2014 13.3 +0 pp
2013 13.3 +0 pp
2012 13.3 +0 pp
2011 13.3
2009 9.7 −2.7 pp
2008 12.4 +0 pp
2007 12.4 +0 pp
2006 12.4 +0 pp
2005 12.4 +0 pp
2004 12.4 +11.2 pp
2003 1.2 +0 pp
2002 1.2 +0 pp
2001 1.2 +0 pp
2000 1.2
1998 1.2 +0 pp
1997 1.2

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.