Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Ireland
Ireland: Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament was 0.49 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
0.49
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
92nd
of 171 countries
All-time high
0.49
in 2025
All-time low
0.44
in 2021
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Ireland, 2021–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Ireland is 0.49, measured in 2026. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.4% over ten years.
That places Ireland 92nd out of 171 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.44 | — |
| 2022 | 0.45 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.45 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.45 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.49 | +8.9% |
| 2026 | 0.49 | +0.0% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.49 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.61, 80% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.49 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.64, 77% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Ireland
More gender data for Ireland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 899.27 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9809 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,626 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,626 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 26,039 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 27,455 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 26,494 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 27,919 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 26,943 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Ireland?
- Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Ireland was 0.49 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.49 in 2025.
- What is the lowest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.44 in 2021.
- How does Ireland rank for representation of women in lower chamber of parliament?
- Ireland ranks 92nd out of 171 countries with data for 2026.
- Is representation of women in lower chamber of parliament rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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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