Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in New Zealand
New Zealand: Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament was 0.9 in 2026. ▼ Falling
Latest (2026)
0.9
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
10th
of 171 countries
All-time high
0.98
in 2023
All-time low
0.89
in 2024
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in New Zealand, 2021–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2026, representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in New Zealand stood at 0.9.
That represents a change of down 4.3% over ten years.
New Zealand ranks 10th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.94 | — |
| 2022 | 0.95 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.98 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.89 | -9.2% |
| 2025 | 0.9 | +1.1% |
| 2026 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.9 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.61, 1.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.9 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.37, 2.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More gender data for New Zealand
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 907.87 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6435 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,499 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,499 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7305 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 28,751 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 30,320 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 29,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 30,663 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 29,141 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in New Zealand?
- Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in New Zealand was 0.9 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.98 in 2023.
- What is the lowest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.89 in 2024.
- How does New Zealand rank for representation of women in lower chamber of parliament?
- New Zealand ranks 10th out of 171 countries with data for 2026.
- Is representation of women in lower chamber of parliament rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand 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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