Women in parliament in Malawi

21.4%

% of lower/single chamber seats · 2025

115th highest of 184 countries

In 2015: 16.7%

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Nearby in the ranking

  1. Panama 21.7%
  2. eSwatini 21.6%
  3. Gabon 21.6%
  4. Malawi 21.4%
  5. Micronesia 21.4%
  6. Ukraine 21.2%
  7. Azerbaijan 20.8%

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About the data

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

Unit
% of lower/single chamber seats
Years
1997–2025
Data as of
2026-09-28
Source
World Bank
License
CC BY 4.0
Credit
World Bank, World Development Indicators (SG.GEN.PARL.ZS), CC BY 4.0