Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia)
Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia): Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 307 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia), 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia) stood at 307. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia) peaked at 307 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 64, in 2004.
That places Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia) 34th out of 42 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70 | — |
| 2001 | 73 | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 74 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 75 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 64 | -14.7% |
| 2005 | 66 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 140 | +112.1% |
| 2007 | 150 | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 175 | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 177 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 178 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 196 | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 226 | +15.3% |
| 2013 | 259 | +14.6% |
| 2014 | 259 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 262 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 266 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 266 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 269 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 300 | +11.5% |
| 2021 | 304 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 307 | +1.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +112.1% | 66 | 140 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 106.4 | 64 | 177 | 10 |
| 2010s | 248.1 | 178 | 300 | 10 |
| 2020s | 305.5 | 304 | 307 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia)?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia) was 307 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia)?
- The highest recorded value was 307 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia)?
- The lowest recorded value was 64 in 2004.
- How does Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia) rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia) ranks 34th out of 42 groups with data for 2022.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia) 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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