Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Lebanon
Lebanon: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 6.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Lebanon, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Lebanon is 6.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Lebanon peaked at 6.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 1997.
That places Lebanon 177th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 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 |
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More public sector data for Lebanon
- Arms imports 9.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -35.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 9.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 109.45 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0245 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 122.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 635.47 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1,369 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Lebanon?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Lebanon was 6.2% in 2025, according to Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
- What is the highest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 1997.
- How does Lebanon rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Lebanon ranks 177th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 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 Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), published as part of Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.