Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Iraq
Iraq: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 84 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Iraq, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Iraq stood at 84.
That represents a change of down 11.6% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Iraq peaked at 95 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16, in 2000.
Iraq ranks 40th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16 | — |
| 2001 | 19 | +18.8% |
| 2002 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 70 | +268.4% |
| 2007 | 70 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 70 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 70 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 70 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 82 | +17.1% |
| 2012 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 87 | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 83 | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 87 | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 95 | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 84 | -11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.12 | 16 | 70 | 8 |
| 2010s | 82.1 | 70 | 87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.14 | 84 | 95 | 7 |
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More gender data for Iraq
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 17,091 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3028 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 34,846 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 34,846 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 566,580 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 596,188 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 558,252 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 587,298 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 550,204 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Iraq?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Iraq was 84 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 95 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Iraq ranks 40th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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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