Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Liberia
Liberia: Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament was 0.21 ratio in 2026. ▼ Falling
Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Liberia, 2021–2026
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 0.21 ratio for representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in 2026. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% over ten years.
That places Liberia 148th out of 171 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Liberia, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.22 ratio | — |
| 2022 | 0.22 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.21 ratio | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 0.21 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.21 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 0.21 ratio | +0.0% |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 145 Belize 0.25 ratio compare
- 145 Brunei Darussalam 0.25 ratio compare
- 145 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.25 ratio compare
- 148 Kiribati 0.21 ratio compare
- 148 Saint Lucia 0.21 ratio compare
- 151 Central African Republic 0.2 ratio compare
More gender data for Liberia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,348 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.9574 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,018 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,018 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 81,391 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 83,748 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 79,207 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 81,337 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 77,744 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Liberia?
- Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Liberia was 0.21 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.22 ratio in 2021.
- What is the lowest representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.21 ratio in 2023.
- How does Liberia rank for representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament?
- Liberia ranks 148th out of 171 countries with data for 2026.
- Is representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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.