Share of women in parliament in Lebanon
Lebanon: Share of women in parliament was 6.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of women in parliament in Lebanon, 1997–2025
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 6.2% for share of women in parliament in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in parliament in Lebanon peaked at 6.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 1997.
Lebanon ranks 177th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Share of women in parliament in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.3% | — |
| 1998 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | +100.0% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | -33.3% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | +50.0% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | +33.3% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.3% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.1% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 4.7% | 6.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More gender data for Lebanon
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,385 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.26 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,719 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,719 (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 44,373 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 46,608 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 44,213 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 46,432 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 44,307 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 46,550 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women in parliament in Lebanon?
- Share of women in parliament in Lebanon was 6.2% in 2025, according to Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women in parliament recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of women in parliament recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 1997.
- How does Lebanon rank for share of women in parliament?
- Lebanon ranks 177th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of women in parliament rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women in parliament. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of seats in lower or single chamber of the legislature held by women.