Gabon - Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments

Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)

Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) in Gabon was 16.20 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 24 years was 17.91 in 2019, while its lowest value was 8.33 in 1997.

Definition: Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.

Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) (www.ipu.org).

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Year Value
1997 8.33
1998 8.33
1999 8.33
2000 9.17
2001 9.17
2002 9.24
2003 9.24
2004 9.24
2005 9.24
2006 12.50
2007 16.67
2008 16.67
2009 14.66
2010 14.66
2011 14.17
2012 15.79
2013 15.79
2014 15.00
2015 14.17
2016 14.17
2017 17.09
2019 17.91
2020 14.79
2021 16.20

Classification

Topic: Gender Indicators

Sub-Topic: Public life & decision making