Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Lesotho
Lesotho: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 25.0% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
25.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
108th
of 210 countries
All-time high
26.7%
in 2013
All-time low
3.8%
in 2000
Years of data
27
2000–2026
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Lesotho, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 25.0% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Lesotho peaked at 26.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2000.
Lesotho ranks 108th 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.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.8% | — |
| 2001 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | +207.1% |
| 2004 | 11.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11.8% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 25.0% | +112.6% |
| 2009 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 24.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 24.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 26.7% | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 26.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 26.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 25.0% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 22.1% | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 23.3% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 23.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 23.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 24.4% | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 26.4% | +8.6% |
| 2024 | 25.0% | -5.5% |
| 2025 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 25.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.7%, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 25.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.0%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.0% | 3.8% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.8% | 22.1% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.6% | 23.3% | 26.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Lesotho?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Lesotho was 25.0% 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Lesotho ranks 108th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion 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 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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