Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Liberia
Liberia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 11.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Liberia, 2000–2025
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 Liberia is 11.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Liberia peaked at 12.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2004.
That places Liberia 167th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.8% | — |
| 2001 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | -32.6% |
| 2005 | 12.5% | +137.5% |
| 2006 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | -23.3% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | +25.0% |
| 2019 | 12.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11.0% | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.9% | 5.3% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 9.6% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 11.0% | 12.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 164 Brunei Darussalam 11.4% compare
- 164 Central African Republic 11.4% compare
- 166 Kiribati 11.1% compare
- 168 Naoero 10.5% compare
- 168 Saint Lucia 10.5% compare
- 170 Guinea-Bissau 9.8% compare
- 170 Samoa 9.8% compare
More public sector data for Liberia
- Arms imports 0 SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 0 SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 6.03 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0071 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -45.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 33.83 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2022)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 649.07 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Liberia?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Liberia was 11.0% 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2004.
- How does Liberia rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Liberia ranks 167th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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.