Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Congo
Congo: Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament was 0.29 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
0.29
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
136th
of 171 countries
All-time high
0.29
in 2023
All-time low
0.22
in 2021
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Congo, 2021–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Congo recorded 0.29 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 up 31.8% over ten years.
Congo ranks 136th of 171 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.22 | — |
| 2022 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.29 | +31.8% |
| 2024 | 0.29 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.29 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 0.29 | +0.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.29 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.445, 65% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.29 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.465, 62% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Congo
More gender data for Congo
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,740 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.35 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,543 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,543 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 93,771 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 95,629 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 91,657 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 93,441 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 89,756 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Congo?
- Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Congo was 0.29 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.29 in 2023.
- What is the lowest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.22 in 2021.
- How does Congo rank for representation of women in lower chamber of parliament?
- Congo ranks 136th out of 171 countries with data for 2026.
- Is representation of women in lower chamber of parliament rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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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