Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 20.8% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Azerbaijan, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Azerbaijan stood at 20.8%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Azerbaijan peaked at 20.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2000.
That places Azerbaijan 134th out of 210 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.4% | — |
| 2001 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10.5% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12.0% | +14.5% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 16.0% | +40.6% |
| 2012 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15.6% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16.9% | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 16.8% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 16.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 18.2% | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 18.3% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 18.6% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 18.1% | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 20.8% | +14.9% |
| 2026 | 20.8% | +0.0% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 20.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.4%, 82% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 20.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.5%, 62% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Azerbaijan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +40.6% | 11.4% | 16.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.9% | 10.4% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 11.4% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 16.8% | 20.8% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 131 Bangladesh 20.9% compare
- 132 Republic of Korea 20.8% compare
- 132 South Korea 20.8% compare
- 135 Eswatini 20.3% compare
- 136 Bahrain 20.0% compare
- 136 Guatemala 20.0% compare
More gender data for Azerbaijan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,956 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.3 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 8,710 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,710 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 56,657 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 62,813 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 57,383 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 63,829 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 58,825 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Azerbaijan?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Azerbaijan was 20.8% 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 Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 20.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2000.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Azerbaijan ranks 134th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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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