Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Lesotho
Lesotho: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 30 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Lesotho, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Lesotho stood at 30.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Lesotho peaked at 32 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2000.
Lesotho ranks 116th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3 | — |
| 2001 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 14 | +366.7% |
| 2004 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 30 | +114.3% |
| 2009 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 29 | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 32 | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 30 | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 27 | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 28 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 32 | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 30 | -6.2% |
| 2025 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 30 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.9 | 3 | 30 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.8 | 27 | 32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.43 | 28 | 32 | 7 |
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More gender data for Lesotho
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 786.22 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5717 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,708 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,708 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 26,291 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 26,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 25,880 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,319 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 25,717 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Lesotho?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Lesotho was 30 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 32 in 2013.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Lesotho ranks 116th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho 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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