Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament was 0.25 ratio in 2026. ▬ Flat
Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 2021–2026
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
Congo, Democratic Republic of the recorded 0.25 ratio for representation of women in the 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 145th out of 171 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.25 ratio | — |
| 2022 | 0.25 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.25 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.25 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.25 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 0.25 ratio | +0.0% |
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More gender data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- 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 the lower chamber of parliament in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 0.25 ratio in 2026, according to Inter-Parliamentary Union – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 0.25 ratio in 2021.
- What is the lowest representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.25 ratio in 2021.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 145th out of 171 countries with data for 2026.
- Is representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the data come from?
- The figures come from Inter-Parliamentary Union – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of women in parliament in the proportion of women in the national population with the age of eligibility as a lower bound boundary), Lower Chamber or Unicameral.