Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Libya
Libya: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 28 in 2026. ▼ Falling
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Libya, 2006–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Libya recorded 28 for number of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Libya peaked at 36 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 28, in 2022.
That places Libya 125th out of 210 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 36 | — |
| 2007 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 33 | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 30 | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 28 | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 28 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36 | 36 | 36 | 4 |
| 2010s | 32.4 | 30 | 36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.57 | 28 | 30 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 122 Benin 29 compare
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- 125 Costa Rica 28 compare
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More gender data for Libya
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,888 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.23 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,998 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,998 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 58,243 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 61,596 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 59,014 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 62,364 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 60,166 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Libya?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Libya was 28 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 36 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 28 in 2022.
- How does Libya rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Libya ranks 125th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya 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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