Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) was 2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Kuwait, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Kuwait is 2, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Kuwait peaked at 5 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.
Kuwait ranks 202nd of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 (number) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 1 | — |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2010 | 5 | +150.0% |
| 2011 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2020 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2021 | 1 | -75.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 | +300.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | -50.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 33, 6% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 2 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 24, 8% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) in Kuwait 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +300.0% | 1 | 4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More gender data for Kuwait
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 914.66 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3397 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,410 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,410 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 24,181 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 25,253 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 25,948 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 26,893 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Kuwait?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Kuwait was 2 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 2010.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does Kuwait rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Kuwait ranks 202nd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait 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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