Algeria’s women in parliament held at 7.9% of seats in 2025.

Higher is better. A higher share means women hold more of the seats that debate and vote on laws and budgets, so higher is better for this measure. Algeria stood at 7.9% of seats in January 2025, the same as the 7.9% of seats a year earlier, a change of 0 percentage points. Since 2016 the highest figure was 31.6% of seats in January 2016. The lowest was 7.9% of seats in January 2023, so the latest figure sits at the bottom of its range since 2016.

Why it matters. With women holding 7.9% of seats, most of the people who vote on laws on family, work and public spending in Algeria are men. Women who want a measure debated have few colleagues in the chamber to bring it forward. The fall from 31.6% of seats in 2016 means the chamber now looks very different from the one at the start of the period. The next election will show whether the share moves from 7.9%.