Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Turkey
Turkey: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 19.9% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Turkey, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Turkey is 19.9%, measured in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Turkey peaked at 19.9% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2000.
Turkey ranks 138th 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 Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.2% | — |
| 2001 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | +108.9% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14.2% | +55.7% |
| 2013 | 14.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14.4% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 14.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14.9% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 17.4% | +19.8% |
| 2020 | 17.3% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 17.3% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 17.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 17.4% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 19.9% | +14.1% |
| 2025 | 19.9% | +0.2% |
| 2026 | 19.9% | +0.2% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 19.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.4%, 78% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 19.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.5%, 59% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Turkey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +108.9% | 4.4% | 9.1% |
| 2012 | +55.7% | 9.1% | 14.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.3% | 4.2% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 9.1% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.4% | 17.3% | 19.9% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More gender data for Turkey
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 16,631 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.16 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 72,396 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 72,396 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8922 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 508,403 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 533,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 509,261 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 534,655 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 511,701 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Turkey?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Turkey was 19.9% 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 Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2026.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2000.
- How does Turkey rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Turkey ranks 138th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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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