Women in parliament in Nigeria

4.2%

% of lower/single chamber seats · 2025

177th highest of 184 countries

In 2015: 5.6%

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Nearby in the ranking

  1. Syria 4.9%
  2. Iran 4.9%
  3. Bhutan 4.3%
  4. Nigeria 4.2%
  5. Tonga 3.8%
  6. Maldives 3.2%
  7. Papua New Guinea 2.7%

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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