Share of women in parliament ipu (Inter-Parliamentary Unio) in Lebanon
Lebanon: Share of women in parliament ipu (Inter-Parliamentary Unio) was 6.25 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
6.25
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
177th
of 193 countries
All-time high
6.25
in 2022
All-time low
2.34
in 1997
Years of data
29
1997–2025
Share of women in parliament ipu in Lebanon, 1997–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 6.25 for share of women in parliament ipu 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 ipu in Lebanon peaked at 6.25 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.34, 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 ipu (Inter-Parliamentary Unio) in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.34 | — |
| 1998 | 2.34 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.34 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.34 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.34 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.34 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.34 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.34 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.69 | +100.0% |
| 2006 | 4.69 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.69 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.69 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.12 | -33.3% |
| 2010 | 3.12 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.12 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.12 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.12 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.12 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.12 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.12 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.12 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.69 | +50.0% |
| 2019 | 4.69 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.69 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.69 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6.25 | +33.3% |
| 2023 | 6.25 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6.25 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6.25 | +0.0% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 6.25 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.62, 28% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 6.25 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 18.3, 34% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.34 | 2.34 | 2.34 | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.36 | 2.34 | 4.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.44 | 3.12 | 4.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.73 | 4.69 | 6.25 | 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)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women in parliament ipu in Lebanon?
- Share of women in parliament ipu in Lebanon was 6.25 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women in parliament ipu recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 6.25 in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of women in parliament ipu recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.34 in 1997.
- How does Lebanon rank for share of women in parliament ipu?
- Lebanon ranks 177th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of women in parliament ipu 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women in parliament ipu. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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