Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament was 0.05 ratio in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Papua New Guinea, 2021–2026
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.05 ratio for representation of women in the 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 the lower chamber of parliament in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 ratio | — |
| 2022 | 0 ratio | — |
| 2023 | 0.04 ratio | — |
| 2024 | 0.06 ratio | +50.0% |
| 2025 | 0.05 ratio | -16.7% |
| 2026 | 0.05 ratio | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.05 ratio is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.445 ratio, 11% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.05 ratio is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.37 ratio, 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 the lower chamber of parliament in Papua New Guinea?
- Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Papua New Guinea was 0.05 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.06 ratio in 2024.
- What is the lowest representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ratio in 2021.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for representation of women in the 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 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.