Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Libya
Libya: Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament was 0.33 ratio in 2026. ▬ Flat
Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Libya, 2021–2026
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0.33 ratio for representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in 2026. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% over ten years.
Libya ranks 127th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Libya, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.32 ratio | — |
| 2022 | 0.33 ratio | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.33 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.33 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.33 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 0.33 ratio | +0.0% |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 125 Bahamas 0.34 ratio compare
- 125 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 0.34 ratio compare
- 127 Brazil 0.33 ratio compare
- 127 Kazakhstan 0.33 ratio compare
- 127 Russian Federation 0.33 ratio compare
More gender data for Libya
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,888 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.23 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,998 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,998 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 58,243 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 61,596 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 59,014 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 62,364 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 60,166 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Libya?
- Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Libya was 0.33 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.33 ratio in 2022.
- What is the lowest representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.32 ratio in 2021.
- How does Libya rank for representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament?
- Libya ranks 127th out of 171 countries with data for 2026.
- Is representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Libya 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.