Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Yemen
Yemen: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 0 in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Yemen, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 0 for number of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Yemen peaked at 2 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2016.
That places Yemen 208th out of 210 countries with data for 2026, putting it 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 in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2 | — |
| 2001 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 1 | — |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
| 2026 | 0 | — |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0 is below the median for low income countries, which is 42. (23 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 24. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2857 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More gender data for Yemen
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 19,054 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.67 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 28,613 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 28,613 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.09 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 662,464 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 697,629 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 655,085 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 689,139 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 643,105 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Yemen?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Yemen was 0 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2016.
- How does Yemen rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Yemen ranks 208th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Where does this Yemen 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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