Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Senegal

Women in parliament in Senegal in 2025 — 41.2%. Ranked 26 in the world out of 184. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 29.5 pp.

2025 41.2% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 26of 184
Period maximum 46.1%2023
Period minimum 11.7%1997

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Senegal, 1997–2025020406019972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 11.7%1998: 12.1%1999: 12.1%2000: 12.1%2001: 16.7%2002: 19.2%2003: 19.2%2004: 19.2%2005: 19.2%2006: 19.2%2007: 22%2008: 22%2009: 22.7%2010: 22.7%2011: 22.7%2012: 42.7%2013: 42.7%2014: 43.3%2015: 42.7%2016: 42.7%2017: 41.8%2018: 41.8%2019: 41.8%2020: 43%2021: 43%2022: 44.2%2023: 46.1%2024: 41.2%2025: 41.2%
Change over the period: +29.5 pp Annual average: 1.06 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Senegal 41.2%
World 27.2%
Western Africa computed 22%
Women in parliament — Senegal, by year Senegal All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 41.2 +0 pp
2024 41.2 −4.8 pp
2023 46.1 +1.8 pp
2022 44.2 +1.2 pp
2021 43 +0 pp
2020 43 +1.2 pp
2019 41.8 +0 pp
2018 41.8 +0 pp
2017 41.8 −0.8 pp
2016 42.7 +0 pp
2015 42.7 −0.7 pp
2014 43.3 +0.7 pp
2013 42.7 +0 pp
2012 42.7 +20 pp
2011 22.7 +0 pp
2010 22.7 +0 pp
2009 22.7 +0.7 pp
2008 22 +0 pp
2007 22 +2.8 pp
2006 19.2 +0 pp
2005 19.2 +0 pp
2004 19.2 +0 pp
2003 19.2 +0 pp
2002 19.2 +2.5 pp
2001 16.7 +4.5 pp
2000 12.1 +0 pp
1999 12.1 +0 pp
1998 12.1 +0.5 pp
1997 11.7

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.