Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Belgium
Belgium: Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament was 0.79 in 2026. ▼ Falling
Latest (2026)
0.79
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
26th
of 171 countries
All-time high
0.84
in 2023
All-time low
0.77
in 2025
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Belgium, 2021–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.79 for representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in 2026.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
That places Belgium 26th out of 171 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top quarter.
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.82 | — |
| 2022 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.84 | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.84 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.77 | -8.3% |
| 2026 | 0.79 | +2.6% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.79 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.61, 1.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.79 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.64, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Belgium
More gender data for Belgium
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,701 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 10,123 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 10,123 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.3629 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 49,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 52,153 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 50,100 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 52,519 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 53,460 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Belgium?
- Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Belgium was 0.79 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.84 in 2023.
- What is the lowest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.77 in 2025.
- How does Belgium rank for representation of women in lower chamber of parliament?
- Belgium ranks 26th out of 171 countries with data for 2026.
- Is representation of women in lower chamber of parliament rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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