Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Tanzania

Women in parliament in Tanzania in 2025 — 39.5%. Ranked 32 in the world out of 184. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 22.1 pp.

2025 39.5% +2.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 32of 184
Period maximum 39.5%2025
Period minimum 16.4%1999

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Tanzania, 1997–20251020304019972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 17.5%1998: 17.5%1999: 16.4%2001: 22.3%2002: 22.3%2003: 21.4%2004: 21.4%2005: 30.4%2006: 30.4%2007: 30.4%2008: 30.4%2009: 30.7%2011: 36%2012: 36%2013: 36%2014: 36%2015: 36%2016: 36.6%2017: 37.2%2018: 37.2%2019: 36.9%2020: 36.7%2021: 36.9%2022: 36.9%2023: 37.4%2024: 37.4%2025: 39.5%
Change over the period: +22.1 pp Annual average: 0.79 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Tanzania 39.5%
World 27.2%
Eastern Africa computed 29.5%
Women in parliament — Tanzania, by year Tanzania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 39.5 +2.1 pp
2024 37.4 +0 pp
2023 37.4 +0.5 pp
2022 36.9 +0 pp
2021 36.9 +0.1 pp
2020 36.7 −0.2 pp
2019 36.9 −0.3 pp
2018 37.2 +0 pp
2017 37.2 +0.6 pp
2016 36.6 +0.6 pp
2015 36 +0 pp
2014 36 +0 pp
2013 36 +0 pp
2012 36 +0 pp
2011 36
2009 30.7 +0.2 pp
2008 30.4 +0 pp
2007 30.4 +0 pp
2006 30.4 +0 pp
2005 30.4 +9.1 pp
2004 21.4 +0 pp
2003 21.4 −0.9 pp
2002 22.3 +0 pp
2001 22.3
1999 16.4 −1.1 pp
1998 17.5 +0 pp
1997 17.5

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.