Share of women in parliament in Libya
Libya: Share of women in parliament was 16.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of women in parliament in Libya, 2005–2025
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
In 2025, share of women in parliament in Libya stood at 16.5%.
That represents a change of up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in parliament in Libya peaked at 16.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2005.
That places Libya 143rd out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Share of women in parliament in Libya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.7% | — |
| 2006 | 7.7% | +62.4% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 16.5% | +114.5% |
| 2013 | 16.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 16.5% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 16.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 16.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.1% | 4.7% | 7.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 7.7% | 16.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 16.0% | 16.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More gender data for Libya
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,888 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.23 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 58,243 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 61,596 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 59,014 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 62,364 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 60,166 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 63,519 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 61,477 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 64,892 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women in parliament in Libya?
- Share of women in parliament in Libya was 16.5% 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of women in parliament recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2005.
- How does Libya rank for share of women in parliament?
- Libya ranks 143rd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of women in parliament rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya 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.