Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Caucasus and Central Asia
Caucasus and Central Asia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 25.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Caucasus and Central Asia, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Caucasus and Central Asia stood at 25.7%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.3% on the previous year and up 53.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Caucasus and Central Asia peaked at 25.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2000.
Caucasus and Central Asia ranks 24th of 42 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Caucasus and Central Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.0% | — |
| 2001 | 8.6% | +22.7% |
| 2002 | 8.8% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9.0% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 9.9% | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 10.5% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 13.9% | +33.4% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 15.1% | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 16.1% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 16.7% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 17.7% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 18.9% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 17.9% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 18.4% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 19.5% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 20.0% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 23.5% | +17.5% |
| 2022 | 25.7% | +9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.1% | 7.0% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 15.1% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.6% | 23.5% | 25.7% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Caucasus and Central Asia?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Caucasus and Central Asia was 25.7% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Caucasus and Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Caucasus and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2000.
- How does Caucasus and Central Asia rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Caucasus and Central Asia ranks 24th out of 42 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Caucasus and Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caucasus and Central Asia 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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