Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Armenia
Armenia: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 42 in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Armenia, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Armenia stood at 42. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 200.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Armenia peaked at 42 in 2026 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2000.
Armenia ranks 88th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4 | — |
| 2001 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6 | +50.0% |
| 2005 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12 | +71.4% |
| 2009 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 12 | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 14 | +27.3% |
| 2014 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 19 | +46.2% |
| 2019 | 32 | +68.4% |
| 2020 | 31 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 30 | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 37 | +23.3% |
| 2023 | 38 | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 39 | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 41 | +5.1% |
| 2026 | 42 | +2.4% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 42 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 42 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 47, 89% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Armenia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +71.4% | 7 | 12 |
| 2019 | +68.4% | 19 | 32 |
| 2004 | +50.0% | 4 | 6 |
| 2018 | +46.2% | 13 | 19 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.6 | 4 | 12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.5 | 11 | 32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.86 | 30 | 42 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 85 Burundi 44 compare
- 85 Namibia 44 compare
- 87 Ireland 43 compare
- 88 Sierra Leone 42 compare
- 90 Mauritania 41 compare
- 91 Ghana 40 compare
- 91 Lithuania 40 compare
- 91 Mali 40 compare
- 91 Republic of Moldova 40 compare
- 91 Republic of Moldova 40 compare
More gender data for Armenia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 493.98 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.65 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,357 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,357 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.2665 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 16,646 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 17,955 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 16,680 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 18,043 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 16,673 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Armenia?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Armenia was 42 in 2026, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 42 in 2026.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2000.
- How does Armenia rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Armenia ranks 88th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 200.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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