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Congo, Dem. Rep.
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.

Global rank#155out of 184 countries
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Historical trend

13.011.810.79.58.4200420152025Congo, Dem. Rep. · 2025: 12.80%Congo, Dem. Rep.

Analytical takeaways

  • Congo, Dem. Rep. records 12.80% for Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) in 2025, ranking #155 globally out of 184 countries.
  • Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) increased from 12.00% in 2004 to 12.80% in 2025, a gain of 0.80%.
  • The country sits in the bottom quartile of the global distribution for this metric, which also makes the page relevant for low-value and lagging-performance searches.

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