Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Northern Africa and Western Asia
Northern Africa and Western Asia: Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of was 19.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
19.8%
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
12th
of 12 groups
All-time high
19.8%
in 2025
All-time low
17.9%
in 2020
Years of data
6
2020–2025
Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Northern Africa and Western Asia, 2020–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Northern Africa and Western Asia recorded 19.8% for proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 17.9% | — |
| 2021 | 17.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 19.8% | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 19.6% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 19.6% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 19.8% | +0.9% |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa and Western Asia
More gender data for Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 768 (2026)
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 18.5% (2026)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 30.2% (2023)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 34.6% (2023)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 30.0% (2023)
- Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 19.9% (2025)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 1.02 (2024)
- Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 0.4% (2026)
- Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 0.2% (2026)
- Proportion of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have 64.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Northern Africa and Western Asia was 19.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of recorded in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of recorded in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2020.
- How does Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of?
- Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 12th out of 12 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of rising or falling in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Africa and Western Asia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of local government (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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