Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Western Asia
Western Asia: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 428 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Western Asia, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Western Asia recorded 428 for number of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026.
The figure is down 8.7% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Western Asia peaked at 469 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 121, in 2000.
Western Asia ranks 28th of 42 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 121 | — |
| 2001 | 126 | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 130 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 133 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 124 | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 135 | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 211 | +56.3% |
| 2007 | 218 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 248 | +13.8% |
| 2009 | 236 | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 241 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 267 | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 296 | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 343 | +15.9% |
| 2014 | 344 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 346 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 357 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 367 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 376 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 419 | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 424 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 431 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 438 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 436 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 452 | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 469 | +3.8% |
| 2026 | 428 | -8.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Western Asia 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 | +56.3% | 135 | 211 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 168.2 | 121 | 248 | 10 |
| 2010s | 335.6 | 241 | 419 | 10 |
| 2020s | 439.71 | 424 | 469 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
More gender data for Western Asia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 22,630 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.92 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 95,303 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 95,303 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.9363 % change on previous year (2030)
- Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 43.29 (2027)
- SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 0.135 (2025)
- SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 22.99 (2025)
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 17.6% (2026)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 28.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Western Asia?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Western Asia was 428 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 469 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 121 in 2000.
- How does Western Asia rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Western Asia ranks 28th out of 42 groups with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Asia 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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