Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Seychelles

Women in parliament in the Seychelles in 2025 — 26.5%. Ranked 92 in the world out of 184. Since 1997, the indicator has fallen by 0.8 pp.

2025 26.5% +5.9 pp vs 2024
World rank 92of 184
Period maximum 43.8%2011
Period minimum 20.6%2024

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Seychelles, 1997–20252030405019972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 27.3%1998: 23.5%1999: 23.5%2000: 23.5%2001: 23.5%2002: 29.4%2003: 29.4%2004: 29.4%2005: 29.4%2006: 29.4%2007: 23.5%2008: 23.5%2009: 23.5%2010: 23.5%2011: 43.8%2012: 43.8%2013: 43.8%2014: 43.8%2015: 43.8%2016: 21.2%2017: 21.2%2018: 21.2%2019: 21.2%2020: 24.2%2021: 22.9%2022: 22.9%2023: 22.9%2024: 20.6%2025: 26.5%
Change over the period: −0.8 pp Annual average: -0.03 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Seychelles 26.5%
World 27.2%
Eastern Africa computed 29.5%
High-income countries computed 30.1%
Women in parliament — Seychelles, by year Seychelles All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 26.5 +5.9 pp
2024 20.6 −2.3 pp
2023 22.9 +0 pp
2022 22.9 +0 pp
2021 22.9 −1.4 pp
2020 24.2 +3 pp
2019 21.2 +0 pp
2018 21.2 +0 pp
2017 21.2 +0 pp
2016 21.2 −22.5 pp
2015 43.8 +0 pp
2014 43.8 +0 pp
2013 43.8 +0 pp
2012 43.8 +0 pp
2011 43.8 +20.2 pp
2010 23.5 +0 pp
2009 23.5 +0 pp
2008 23.5 +0 pp
2007 23.5 −5.9 pp
2006 29.4 +0 pp
2005 29.4 +0 pp
2004 29.4 +0 pp
2003 29.4 +0 pp
2002 29.4 +5.9 pp
2001 23.5 +0 pp
2000 23.5 +0 pp
1999 23.5 +0 pp
1998 23.5 −3.7 pp
1997 27.3

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.