Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Guyana
Guyana: Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament was 0.69 in 2026. ▬ Flat
Latest (2026)
0.69
Change on year
down 8.0%
World rank
40th
of 171 countries
All-time high
0.76
in 2024
All-time low
0.69
in 2026
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Guyana, 2021–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guyana 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
That places Guyana 40th out of 171 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top quarter.
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.71 | — |
| 2022 | 0.71 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.76 | +8.6% |
| 2025 | 0.75 | -1.3% |
| 2026 | 0.69 | -8.0% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.69 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.61, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 0.69 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.59, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Guyana
More gender data for Guyana
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 236.01 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.7051 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 625.02 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 625.02 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 7,888 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 8,132 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 7,912 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 8,158 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 7,973 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Guyana?
- Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Guyana 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.76 in 2024.
- What is the lowest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.69 in 2026.
- How does Guyana rank for representation of women in lower chamber of parliament?
- Guyana ranks 40th out of 171 countries with data for 2026.
- Is representation of women in lower chamber of parliament rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guyana 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).