Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament was 0.44 ratio in 2026. ▼ Falling
Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2021–2026
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
The most recent figure for representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Lao People's Democratic Republic is 0.44 ratio, measured in 2026. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.0% over ten years.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 102nd of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.55 ratio | — |
| 2022 | 0.44 ratio | -20.0% |
| 2023 | 0.44 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.44 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.44 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 0.44 ratio | +0.0% |
Lao People's Democratic Republic compared with similar countries
- Lao People's Democratic Republic's 0.44 ratio is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.445 ratio, 99% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Lao People's Democratic Republic's 0.44 ratio is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.37 ratio, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
More gender data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,335 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.3716 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 6,022 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 6,022 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 77,014 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 80,573 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 76,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 80,330 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 76,857 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 0.44 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.55 ratio in 2021.
- What is the lowest representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.44 ratio in 2022.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 102nd out of 171 countries with data for 2026.
- Is representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic 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.