Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in France
France: Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament was 0.69 in 2026. ▼ Falling
Latest (2026)
0.69
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
40th
of 171 countries
All-time high
0.75
in 2021
All-time low
0.69
in 2025
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in France, 2021–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
France recorded 0.69 for representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in 2026. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 8.0% over ten years.
France ranks 40th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.75 | — |
| 2022 | 0.75 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.72 | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.71 | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 0.69 | -2.8% |
| 2026 | 0.69 | +0.0% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.69 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.61, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- France's 0.69 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.64, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near France
More gender data for France
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,528 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9027 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 58,516 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 58,516 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.327 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 310,512 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 325,288 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 312,212 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 326,662 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 325,263 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in France?
- Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in France was 0.69 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.75 in 2021.
- What is the lowest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.69 in 2025.
- How does France rank for representation of women in lower chamber of parliament?
- France ranks 40th out of 171 countries with data for 2026.
- Is representation of women in lower chamber of parliament rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France 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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