Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Libya
Libya: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 16.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Libya, 2005–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Libya stood at 16.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 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.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 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 public sector data for Libya
- Arms imports 5.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.6774 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -85.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 5.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 215.41 current USD per person (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0357 current USD per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 29.54 % change on previous year (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.57 billion current USD (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 19.32 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Libya?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Libya was 16.5% 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2005.
- How does Libya rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Libya ranks 143rd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 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 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.