Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments in Lebanon
Lebanon: Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments was 6.25 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments in Lebanon, 1997–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 6.25 for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Lebanon peaked at 6.25 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.34, in 1997.
That places Lebanon 176th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.34 | — |
| 1998 | 2.34 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.34 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.34 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.34 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.34 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.34 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.34 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.69 | +100.0% |
| 2006 | 4.69 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.69 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.69 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.12 | -33.3% |
| 2010 | 3.12 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.12 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.12 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.12 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.12 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.12 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.12 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.12 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.69 | +50.0% |
| 2019 | 4.69 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.69 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.69 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6.25 | +33.3% |
| 2023 | 6.25 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6.25 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.34 | 2.34 | 2.34 | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.36 | 2.34 | 4.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.44 | 3.12 | 4.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.62 | 4.69 | 6.25 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 173 Gambia 8.62 compare
- 174 Algeria 7.86 compare
- 175 Tonga 7.14 compare
- 177 Solomon Islands 6 compare
- 178 Antigua and Barbuda 5.56 compare
- 179 Iran, Islamic Republic of 4.83 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 6.25 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 6.25 in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.34 in 1997.
- How does Lebanon rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Lebanon ranks 176th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Data on the proportion of women in leadership positions.