Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels) | Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.
Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels) | Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
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| 1997 | 10.20501724 |
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| 2000 | 11.5821736 |
| 2001 | 12.28469979 |
| 2002 | 13.46486214 |
| 2003 | 13.71844733 |
| 2004 | 14.73683867 |
| 2005 | 16.2389124 |
| 2006 | 16.64047649 |
| 2007 | 17.30862135 |
| 2008 | 17.80272972 |
| 2009 | 18.46857717 |
| 2010 | 18.74536704 |
| 2011 | 20.54599239 |
| 2012 | 21.38235437 |
Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels) | Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.