Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament was 0.83 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
0.83
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
20th
of 171 countries
All-time high
0.83
in 2025
All-time low
0.77
in 2021
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Ethiopia, 2021–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 0.83 for representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in 2026. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% over ten years.
That places Ethiopia 20th out of 171 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top quarter.
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.77 | — |
| 2022 | 0.82 | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.83 | +1.2% |
| 2026 | 0.83 | +0.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.83 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.39, 2.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.83 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.465, 1.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More gender data for Ethiopia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 57,452 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.69 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 95,403 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 95,403 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.76 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.98 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2.07 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.95 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2.04 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.92 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Ethiopia?
- Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Ethiopia was 0.83 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.83 in 2025.
- What is the lowest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.77 in 2021.
- How does Ethiopia rank for representation of women in lower chamber of parliament?
- Ethiopia ranks 20th out of 171 countries with data for 2026.
- Is representation of women in lower chamber of parliament rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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