Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Lebanon
Lebanon: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 6.2% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
6.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
192nd
of 210 countries
All-time high
6.2%
in 2023
All-time low
2.3%
in 2000
Years of data
27
2000–2026
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Lebanon, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 6.2% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 99.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Lebanon peaked at 6.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2000.
That places Lebanon 192nd out of 210 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.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.3% | — |
| 2001 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | +100.4% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | +49.8% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | +33.3% |
| 2024 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 6.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.7%, 29% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 6.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 19.9%, 31% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.3% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 3.1% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 4.7% | 6.2% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 189 Serbia and Montenegro [former] 7.9% compare
- 190 Algeria 7.9% compare
- 191 Polynesia 6.5% compare
- 193 Qatar 6.1% compare
- 194 Solomon Islands 6.0% compare
- 195 Antigua and Barbuda 5.9% 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 proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Lebanon?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Lebanon was 6.2% in 2026, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2000.
- How does Lebanon rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Lebanon ranks 192nd out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.7%. 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 Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (% of total number of seats). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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