Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Lesotho

Women in parliament in Lesotho in 2025 — 25%. Ranked 98 in the world out of 184. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 20.4 pp.

2025 25% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 98of 184
Period maximum 26.7%2012
Period minimum 3.8%1998

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Lesotho, 1997–2025010203019972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 4.6%1998: 3.8%1999: 3.8%2000: 3.8%2001: 3.8%2003: 11.7%2004: 11.7%2005: 11.7%2006: 11.7%2007: 23.5%2008: 25%2009: 24.2%2010: 24.2%2011: 24.2%2012: 26.7%2013: 26.7%2014: 26.7%2015: 25%2016: 25%2017: 22.1%2018: 22.1%2019: 23.3%2020: 23.3%2021: 23.3%2022: 26.4%2023: 26.4%2024: 25%2025: 25%
Change over the period: +20.4 pp Annual average: 0.73 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lesotho

Lesotho 25%
World 27.2%
Southern Africa computed 28.5%
Women in parliament — Lesotho, by year Lesotho All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 25 +0 pp
2024 25 −1.4 pp
2023 26.4 +0 pp
2022 26.4 +3.1 pp
2021 23.3 +0 pp
2020 23.3 +0 pp
2019 23.3 +1.2 pp
2018 22.1 +0 pp
2017 22.1 −2.9 pp
2016 25 +0 pp
2015 25 −1.7 pp
2014 26.7 +0 pp
2013 26.7 +0 pp
2012 26.7 +2.5 pp
2011 24.2 +0 pp
2010 24.2 +0 pp
2009 24.2 −0.8 pp
2008 25 +1.5 pp
2007 23.5 +11.9 pp
2006 11.7 +0 pp
2005 11.7 +0 pp
2004 11.7 +0 pp
2003 11.7
2001 3.8 +0 pp
2000 3.8 +0 pp
1999 3.8 +0 pp
1998 3.8 −0.9 pp
1997 4.6

Southern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of seats held by women in the national parliament (in bicameral systems, in the lower or single chamber). Data of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. The indicator depends directly on the electoral system and on the presence of quotas: in countries with proportional representation and gender quotas the share is consistently higher.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.