Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) in Lebanon
Lebanon: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) was 8 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Lebanon, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Lebanon stood at 8. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Lebanon peaked at 8 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2000.
That places Lebanon 170th out of 212 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3 | — |
| 2001 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6 | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4 | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 | +50.0% |
| 2020 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 | +33.3% |
| 2024 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 8 | +0.0% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 8 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 29, 28% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 8 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 24, 33% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.14 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 169 Seychelles 9 compare
- 170 Bahrain 8 compare
- 170 Barbados 8 compare
- 170 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 compare
- 170 Cyprus 8 compare
- 170 Liberia 8 compare
- 170 Liechtenstein 8 compare
- 170 Sao Tome and Principe 8 compare
More gender data for Lebanon
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,385 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.26 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,719 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,719 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 44,373 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 46,608 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 44,213 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 46,432 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 44,307 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Lebanon?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Lebanon was 8 in 2026, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2000.
- How does Lebanon rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Lebanon ranks 170th out of 212 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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