Current number of seats in national parliaments in South Africa
South Africa: Current number of seats in national parliaments was 400 in 2026. ▬ Flat
Latest (2026)
400
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
19th
of 170 countries
All-time high
400
in 2023
All-time low
390
in 2025
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Current number of seats in national parliaments in South Africa, 2021–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current number of seats in national parliaments in South Africa is 400, measured in 2026. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
South Africa ranks 19th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Current number of seats in national parliaments in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 399 | — |
| 2022 | 396 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 400 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 398 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 390 | -2.0% |
| 2026 | 400 | +2.6% |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More development goals data for South Africa
- Red List Index 0.8693 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.8 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 651.49 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 105 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 101 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 40 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 56 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 61 (2025)
- Infant deaths 28,570 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current number of seats in national parliaments in South Africa?
- Current number of seats in national parliaments in South Africa was 400 in 2026, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest current number of seats in national parliaments recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 400 in 2023.
- What is the lowest current number of seats in national parliaments recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 390 in 2025.
- How does South Africa rank for current number of seats in national parliaments?
- South Africa ranks 19th out of 170 countries with data for 2026.
- Is current number of seats in national parliaments rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Current number of seats in national parliaments (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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