Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Libya

Women in parliament in Libya in 2025 — 16.5%. Ranked 138 in the world out of 184. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 11.7 pp.

2025 16.5% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 138of 184
Period maximum 16.5%2012
Period minimum 4.7%2005

Trend over time

2005–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Libya, 2005–202505101520200520072009201120132015201720192021202320252005: 4.7%2006: 7.7%2007: 7.7%2008: 7.7%2009: 7.7%2010: 7.7%2012: 16.5%2013: 16.5%2014: 16%2015: 16%2016: 16%2017: 16%2018: 16%2019: 16%2020: 16%2021: 16%2022: 16.5%2023: 16.5%2024: 16.5%2025: 16.5%
Change over the period: +11.7 pp Annual average: 0.59 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Libya 16.5%
World 27.2%
Northern Africa computed 18.3%
Women in parliament — Libya, by year Libya All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 16.5 +0 pp
2024 16.5 +0 pp
2023 16.5 +0 pp
2022 16.5 +0.5 pp
2021 16 +0 pp
2020 16 +0 pp
2019 16 +0 pp
2018 16 +0 pp
2017 16 +0 pp
2016 16 +0 pp
2015 16 +0 pp
2014 16 −0.5 pp
2013 16.5 +0 pp
2012 16.5
2010 7.7 +0 pp
2009 7.7 +0 pp
2008 7.7 +0 pp
2007 7.7 +0 pp
2006 7.7 +3 pp
2005 4.7

Northern 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.