Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Lesotho
Lesotho: Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament was 0.48 in 2026. ▬ Flat
Latest (2026)
0.48
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
95th
of 171 countries
All-time high
0.52
in 2023
All-time low
0.46
in 2021
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Lesotho, 2021–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.48 for representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in 2026.
That represents a change of up 4.3% over ten years.
Lesotho ranks 95th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.46 | — |
| 2022 | 0.48 | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.52 | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 0.49 | -5.8% |
| 2025 | 0.48 | -2.0% |
| 2026 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.48 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.445, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.48 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.465, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More gender data for Lesotho
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 786.22 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5717 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,708 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,708 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 26,291 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 26,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 25,880 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,319 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 25,717 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Lesotho?
- Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Lesotho was 0.48 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.52 in 2023.
- What is the lowest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.46 in 2021.
- How does Lesotho rank for representation of women in lower chamber of parliament?
- Lesotho ranks 95th out of 171 countries with data for 2026.
- Is representation of women in lower chamber of parliament rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lesotho 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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