Politics & Elections · Women in parliament · Djibouti
Djibouti’s women in parliament held at 26.2% of seats in 2025.
26.2% of seats
2025
No change from 2024.
Updated 8 Oct 2026
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26.2% of seats
What it is. This measure counts the seats held by women in Djibouti's national parliament, using the single or lower house, and expresses them as a share of all seats. The Inter-Parliamentary Union compiles the figures and the World Bank republishes them. The share depends on who holds seats at the time of the reading, so a change in the number of seats or in who fills them moves it. Women's roles in government, in parliamentary committees and in local councils fall outside it.
Higher is better. A higher share means women hold more of the seats where laws are passed and budgets approved, which is why higher is better here. Djibouti stood at 26.2% of seats in January 2025, the same as the 26.2% of seats a year earlier, a change of 0 percentage points. Since 2016 the lowest figure was 10.8% of seats in 2017 and the highest was 26.2% of seats in 2018. The latest reading therefore sits at the top of its range and level with that 2018 high.
Why it matters. Women hold 26.2% of seats in Djibouti's national parliament, so they take part in the votes that decide legislation and the state budget. For households, that representation shapes how far issues such as family law, health and schooling are put forward in debate. The 2018 high is the level to check at the next reading.
| Period | Women in parliament · Djibouti |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 12.7% of seats |
| 2017 | 10.8% of seats |
| 2018 | 26.2% of seats |
| 2019 | 26.2% of seats |
| 2020 | 26.2% of seats |
| 2021 | 26.2% of seats |
| 2022 | 26.2% of seats |
| 2023 | 26.2% of seats |
| 2024 | 26.2% of seats |
| 2025 | 26.2% of seats |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · Licence: CC BY 4.0
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Strata-AF™ Data, Women in parliament, Djibouti, 2025; source World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), retrieved 8 Oct 2026; https://data.strata-af.com/elections/women-in-parliament/djibouti
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Share of seats held by women in the national parliament (lower or single house), from the Inter-Parliamentary Union via the World Bank. Unit: % of seats.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (series SG.GEN.PARL.ZS), retrieved through the World Bank API and published under CC BY 4.0. Updated annually; the World Bank's own source notes apply.