Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Armenia
Armenia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 39.2% in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Armenia, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 39.2% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 267.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Armenia peaked at 39.2% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2000.
That places Armenia 37th out of 210 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.0% | — |
| 2001 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.6% | +50.2% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | +16.6% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9.2% | +71.5% |
| 2009 | 8.4% | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | +27.3% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 18.1% | +82.5% |
| 2019 | 24.2% | +33.9% |
| 2020 | 23.5% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 22.7% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 34.6% | +52.1% |
| 2023 | 35.5% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 36.5% | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 38.3% | +5.1% |
| 2026 | 39.2% | +2.4% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 39.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.4%, 1.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 39.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.5%, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Armenia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +82.5% | 9.9% | 18.1% |
| 2008 | +71.5% | 5.3% | 9.2% |
| 2022 | +52.1% | 22.7% | 34.6% |
| 2004 | +50.2% | 3.0% | 4.6% |
| 2019 | +33.9% | 18.1% | 24.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 3.0% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 8.4% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.9% | 22.7% | 39.2% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 34 Burundi 39.6% compare
- 35 Republic of Moldova 39.6% compare
- 35 Moldova 39.6% compare
- 38 Uzbekistan 39.2% compare
- 39 North Macedonia 39.2% compare
- 40 Mozambique 38.0% compare
More gender data for Armenia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 493.98 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.65 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,357 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,357 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.2665 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 16,646 people (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 17,955 people (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 16,680 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 18,043 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 16,673 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Armenia?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Armenia was 39.2% in 2026, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.2% in 2026.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2000.
- How does Armenia rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Armenia ranks 37th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 267.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (% of total number of seats). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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