Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament was 0.19 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
0.19
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
152nd
of 171 countries
All-time high
0.19
in 2025
All-time low
0.1
in 2021
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Sri Lanka, 2021–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.19 for representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in 2026. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 90.0% over ten years.
Sri Lanka ranks 152nd of 171 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.1 | — |
| 2022 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.19 | +90.0% |
| 2026 | 0.19 | +0.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.19 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.485, 39% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.19 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.19, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More gender data for Sri Lanka
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,804 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8687 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 18,964 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 18,964 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7411 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 155,366 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 162,031 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 156,342 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 163,015 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 157,484 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Sri Lanka?
- Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Sri Lanka was 0.19 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.19 in 2025.
- What is the lowest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 in 2021.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for representation of women in lower chamber of parliament?
- Sri Lanka ranks 152nd out of 171 countries with data for 2026.
- Is representation of women in lower chamber of parliament rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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