Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Somalia

Women in parliament in Somalia in 2025 — 19%. Ranked 128 in the world out of 184. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 11 pp.

2025 19% −0.7 pp vs 2024
World rank 128of 184
Period maximum 24.4%2017
Period minimum 6.8%2010

Trend over time

2005–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Somalia, 2005–20250102030200520072009201120132015201720192021202320252005: 8%2006: 7.8%2007: 8.2%2008: 8.2%2009: 6.9%2010: 6.8%2011: 6.8%2012: 13.8%2013: 13.8%2014: 13.8%2015: 13.8%2017: 24.4%2018: 24.4%2019: 24.4%2020: 24.4%2021: 24.4%2022: 19.7%2023: 19.7%2024: 19.6%2025: 19%
Change over the period: +11 pp Annual average: 0.55 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Somalia 19%
World 27.2%
Eastern Africa computed 29.5%
Low-income countries computed 23.5%
Women in parliament — Somalia, by year Somalia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 19 −0.7 pp
2024 19.6 −0.1 pp
2023 19.7 +0 pp
2022 19.7 −4.7 pp
2021 24.4 +0 pp
2020 24.4 +0 pp
2019 24.4 +0 pp
2018 24.4 +0 pp
2017 24.4
2015 13.8 +0 pp
2014 13.8 +0 pp
2013 13.8 +0 pp
2012 13.8 +7 pp
2011 6.8 +0 pp
2010 6.8 −0.1 pp
2009 6.9 −1.3 pp
2008 8.2 +0 pp
2007 8.2 +0.4 pp
2006 7.8 −0.2 pp
2005 8

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.