Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Nepal
Nepal: Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament was 0.62 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.62
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
56th
of 171 countries
All-time high
0.62
in 2025
All-time low
0.56
in 2021
Years of data
5
2021–2025
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Nepal, 2021–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Nepal is 0.62, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 10.7% over five years.
Nepal ranks 56th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.56 | — |
| 2022 | 0.57 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6 | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.62 | +3.3% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.62 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.445, 1.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.62 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.19, 3.3× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Nepal
More gender data for Nepal
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,927 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.7039 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 22,583 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 22,583 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 264,089 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 273,367 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 265,882 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 274,092 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 268,570 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Nepal?
- Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Nepal was 0.62 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.62 in 2025.
- What is the lowest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.56 in 2021.
- How does Nepal rank for representation of women in lower chamber of parliament?
- Nepal ranks 56th out of 171 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Nepal 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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