Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in India
India: Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament was 0.28 ratio in 2026. ▼ Falling
Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in India, 2021–2026
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
In 2026, representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in India stood at 0.28 ratio. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.7% over ten years.
That places India 142nd out of 171 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in India, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.3 ratio | — |
| 2022 | 0.31 ratio | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.31 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3 ratio | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 0.28 ratio | -6.7% |
| 2026 | 0.28 ratio | +0.0% |
Countries ranked near India
- 143 Côte d'Ivoire 0.27 ratio compare
- 144 Cambodia 0.26 ratio compare
- 145 Belize 0.25 ratio compare
- 145 Brunei Darussalam 0.25 ratio compare
- 145 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.25 ratio compare
More gender data for India
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 341,454 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5667 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1.18 million (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1.18 million (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 10.96 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 11.71 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 10.92 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 11.70 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 10.89 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in India?
- Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in India was 0.28 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.31 ratio in 2022.
- What is the lowest representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.28 ratio in 2025.
- How does India rank for representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament?
- India ranks 142nd out of 171 countries with data for 2026.
- Is representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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.