Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? was 1 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 188 countries
All-time high
1
in 2014
All-time low
0
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2023, is there legislation specifically addressing domestic violence? in Saudi Arabia stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over five years.
Over the whole period, is there legislation specifically addressing domestic violence? in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1970.
Saudi Arabia ranks 1st of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 | — |
| 1971 | 0 | — |
| 1972 | 0 | — |
| 1973 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 1 | — |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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More gender data for Saudi Arabia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 8,519 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.7629 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 275,243 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 288,722 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 275,525 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 288,548 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 263,011 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 275,073 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 253,491 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 263,958 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is is there legislation specifically addressing domestic violence? in Saudi Arabia?
- Is there legislation specifically addressing domestic violence? in Saudi Arabia was 1 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest is there legislation specifically addressing domestic violence? recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2014.
- What is the lowest is there legislation specifically addressing domestic violence? recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1970.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for is there legislation specifically addressing domestic violence??
- Saudi Arabia ranks 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Data on the legal rights that affects women's economic empowerment.