Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament was 0.25 in 2026. ▬ Flat
Latest (2026)
0.25
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
145th
of 171 countries
All-time high
0.25
in 2021
All-time low
0.25
in 2021
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2021–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 0.25 for representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in 2026. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 145th out of 171 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.25 | — |
| 2022 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.25 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.39, 64% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.25 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.465, 54% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More gender data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 59,241 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 2.48 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 72,291 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 72,291 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.47 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2.08 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2.11 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2.02 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.25 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.25 in 2021.
- What is the lowest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.25 in 2021.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for representation of women in lower chamber of parliament?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 145th out of 171 countries with data for 2026.
- Is representation of women in lower chamber of parliament rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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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