Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament in Liberia
Liberia: Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament was 0.19 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
0.19
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
68th
of 71 countries
All-time high
0.19
in 2024
All-time low
0.07
in 2021
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament in Liberia, 2021–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 0.19 for representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament in 2026. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 171.4% over ten years.
That places Liberia 68th out of 71 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.07 | — |
| 2022 | 0.13 | +85.7% |
| 2023 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.19 | +46.2% |
| 2025 | 0.19 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 0.19 | +0.0% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.19 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.545, 35% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.19 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.565, 34% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 65 Dominican Republic 0.24 compare
- 66 Madagascar 0.22 compare
- 67 Egypt 0.21 compare
- 69 Nigeria 0.07 compare
- 70 Algeria 0.05 compare
- 71 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 compare
More gender data for Liberia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,348 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.9574 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,018 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,018 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 81,391 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 83,748 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 79,207 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 81,337 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 77,744 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament in Liberia?
- Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament in Liberia was 0.19 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.19 in 2024.
- What is the lowest representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.07 in 2021.
- How does Liberia rank for representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament?
- Liberia ranks 68th out of 71 countries with data for 2026.
- Is representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 171.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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