Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Zimbabwe

Women in parliament in Zimbabwe in 2025 — 30.1%. Ranked 75 in the world out of 184. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 15.4 pp.

2025 30.1% +2 pp vs 2024
World rank 75of 184
Period maximum 32.6%2017
Period minimum 9.3%2000

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Zimbabwe, 1997–202501020304019972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 14.7%1998: 14.7%1999: 14%2000: 9.3%2001: 10%2002: 10%2003: 10%2004: 10%2005: 16%2006: 16.7%2007: 16%2008: 15.2%2009: 15%2010: 15%2011: 15%2012: 15%2013: 31.5%2014: 31.5%2015: 31.5%2016: 31.5%2017: 32.6%2018: 31.5%2019: 31.9%2020: 31.9%2021: 31.9%2022: 30.6%2023: 30.7%2024: 28.1%2025: 30.1%
Change over the period: +15.4 pp Annual average: 0.55 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Zimbabwe 30.1%
World 27.2%
Eastern Africa computed 29.5%
Women in parliament — Zimbabwe, by year Zimbabwe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 30.1 +2 pp
2024 28.1 −2.6 pp
2023 30.7 +0.1 pp
2022 30.6 −1.3 pp
2021 31.9 +0 pp
2020 31.9 +0 pp
2019 31.9 +0.4 pp
2018 31.5 −1.1 pp
2017 32.6 +1.1 pp
2016 31.5 +0 pp
2015 31.5 +0 pp
2014 31.5 +0 pp
2013 31.5 +16.5 pp
2012 15 +0 pp
2011 15 +0 pp
2010 15 +0 pp
2009 15 −0.3 pp
2008 15.2 −0.8 pp
2007 16 −0.7 pp
2006 16.7 +0.7 pp
2005 16 +6 pp
2004 10 +0 pp
2003 10 +0 pp
2002 10 +0 pp
2001 10 +0.7 pp
2000 9.3 −4.7 pp
1999 14 −0.7 pp
1998 14.7 +0 pp
1997 14.7

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.