Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament was 0.05 in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2026)
0.05
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
168th
of 171 countries
All-time high
0.06
in 2024
All-time low
0
in 2021
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Papua New Guinea, 2021–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.05 for representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in 2026.
Papua New Guinea ranks 168th of 171 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0.04 | — |
| 2024 | 0.06 | +50.0% |
| 2025 | 0.05 | -16.7% |
| 2026 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.05 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.445, 11% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.05 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.37, 14% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More gender data for Papua New Guinea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,665 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.4371 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 8,006 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,006 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 120,773 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 129,292 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 119,621 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 128,016 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 119,145 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Papua New Guinea?
- Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Papua New Guinea was 0.05 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.06 in 2024.
- What is the lowest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2021.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for representation of women in lower chamber of parliament?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 168th out of 171 countries with data for 2026.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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