Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Israel
Israel: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 25.8% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Israel, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Israel stood at 25.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Israel peaked at 30.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2000.
Israel ranks 103rd of 210 countries on this measure, 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 Israel, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.7% | — |
| 2001 | 12.5% | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 13.3% | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 15.0% | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 14.2% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 14.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 19.2% | +35.3% |
| 2011 | 19.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 21.7% | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 22.5% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 22.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 26.7% | +18.5% |
| 2017 | 27.5% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 29.2% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 23.3% | -20.0% |
| 2021 | 26.7% | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 30.0% | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 24.2% | -19.4% |
| 2024 | 25.0% | +3.4% |
| 2025 | 24.2% | -3.3% |
| 2026 | 25.8% | +6.9% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 25.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 31.2%, 83% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Israel's 25.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 19.9%, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Israel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +35.3% | 14.2% | 19.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.0% | 11.7% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 19.2% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 23.3% | 30.0% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 100 China 26.5% compare
- 101 Seychelles 26.5% compare
- 102 Djibouti 26.1% compare
- 104 Sudan [former] 25.6% compare
- 105 Iraq 25.5% compare
- 106 Turkmenistan 25.4% compare
More gender data for Israel
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,625 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.1966 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 7,551 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 7,551 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 83,397 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 87,923 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 83,684 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 88,192 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 84,726 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Israel?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Israel was 25.8% 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2000.
- How does Israel rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Israel ranks 103rd out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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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