Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) in Liberia
Liberia: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) was 8 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
8
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
170th
of 212 countries
All-time high
9
in 2017
All-time low
4
in 2005
Years of data
27
2000–2026
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Liberia, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Liberia stood at 8.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Liberia peaked at 9 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2005.
That places Liberia 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 Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5 | — |
| 2001 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 8 | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 7 | -22.2% |
| 2019 | 9 | +28.6% |
| 2020 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 8 | +0.0% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 8 is below the median for low income countries, which is 42, 19% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 8 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34, 24% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1 | 4 | 8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.14 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 169 Seychelles 9 compare
- 170 Bahrain 8 compare
- 170 Barbados 8 compare
- 170 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 compare
- 170 Cyprus 8 compare
- 170 Lebanon 8 compare
- 170 Liechtenstein 8 compare
- 170 Sao Tome and Principe 8 compare
More gender data for Liberia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,348 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.9574 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,018 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,018 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 81,391 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 83,748 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 79,207 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 81,337 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 77,744 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Liberia?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Liberia 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2005.
- How does Liberia rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Liberia ranks 170th out of 212 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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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