Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Sao Tome and Principe

Women in parliament in Sao Tome and Principe in 2025 — 14.5%. Ranked 146 in the world out of 184. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 7.3 pp.

2025 14.5% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 146of 184
Period maximum 23.6%2020
Period minimum 1.8%2007

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Sao Tome and Principe, 1997–2025010203019972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 7.3%1998: 7.3%1999: 9.1%2000: 9.1%2001: 9.1%2003: 9.1%2004: 9.1%2005: 9.1%2006: 7.3%2007: 1.8%2008: 7.3%2009: 7.3%2010: 18.2%2011: 18.2%2012: 18.2%2013: 18.2%2014: 18.2%2015: 18.2%2016: 18.2%2017: 18.2%2018: 14.5%2019: 14.5%2020: 23.6%2021: 23.6%2022: 14.5%2023: 14.5%2024: 14.5%2025: 14.5%
Change over the period: +7.3 pp Annual average: 0.26 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe 14.5%
World 27.2%
Middle Africa computed 23.6%
Women in parliament — Sao Tome and Principe, by year Sao Tome and Principe 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 −9.1 pp
2021 23.6 +0 pp
2020 23.6 +9.1 pp
2019 14.5 +0 pp
2018 14.5 −3.6 pp
2017 18.2 +0 pp
2016 18.2 +0 pp
2015 18.2 +0 pp
2014 18.2 +0 pp
2013 18.2 +0 pp
2012 18.2 +0 pp
2011 18.2 +0 pp
2010 18.2 +10.9 pp
2009 7.3 +0 pp
2008 7.3 +5.5 pp
2007 1.8 −5.5 pp
2006 7.3 −1.8 pp
2005 9.1 +0 pp
2004 9.1 +0 pp
2003 9.1
2001 9.1 +0 pp
2000 9.1 +0 pp
1999 9.1 +1.8 pp
1998 7.3 +0 pp
1997 7.3

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.