Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Nigeria
Nigeria: Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament was 0.08 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
0.08
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
166th
of 171 countries
All-time high
0.08
in 2024
All-time low
0.07
in 2021
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Nigeria, 2021–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2026, representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Nigeria stood at 0.08. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.3% over ten years.
That places Nigeria 166th out of 171 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.07 | — |
| 2022 | 0.07 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.07 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.08 | +14.3% |
| 2025 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.08 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.445, 18% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.08 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.465, 17% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More gender data for Nigeria
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 99,803 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.6887 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 162,578 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 162,578 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.75 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3.55 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3.45 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3.54 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3.38 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Nigeria?
- Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Nigeria was 0.08 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.08 in 2024.
- What is the lowest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.07 in 2021.
- How does Nigeria rank for representation of women in lower chamber of parliament?
- Nigeria ranks 166th out of 171 countries with data for 2026.
- Is representation of women in lower chamber of parliament rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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