Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: 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 Liechtenstein, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Liechtenstein recorded 8 for number of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% on the previous year and up 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Liechtenstein peaked at 8 in 2026 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2000.
Liechtenstein ranks 170th of 212 countries on this measure, 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 Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 | — |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 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 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | -40.0% |
| 2018 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7 | +133.3% |
| 2023 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 8 | +14.3% |
Liechtenstein compared with similar countries
- Liechtenstein's 8 is below the median for high income countries, which is 33, 24% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Liechtenstein's 8 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 47, 17% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 | 3 | 8 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Liechtenstein
More gender data for Liechtenstein
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 173 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 201 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 176 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 203 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 176 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 204 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 177 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 204 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 183 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 188 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Liechtenstein?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Liechtenstein 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 Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2026.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2000.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Liechtenstein ranks 170th out of 212 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liechtenstein 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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