Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) … number in Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia)
Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia): Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) … number was 14.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia), 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia) is 14.7%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia) peaked at 14.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2005.
Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia) ranks 39th of 41 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) … number in Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.2% | — |
| 2001 | 4.4% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 6.9% | +76.7% |
| 2007 | 7.4% | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | +16.6% |
| 2009 | 8.7% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 8.8% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 9.4% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | +15.2% |
| 2013 | 12.2% | +12.9% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 12.5% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 12.9% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 13.9% | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 14.1% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 14.7% | +4.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) … number in Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +76.7% | 3.9% | 6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.7% | 3.9% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 8.8% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 14.1% | 14.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia)
- 36 Republic of Moldova 39.6% compare
- 36 Moldova 39.6% compare
- 38 Armenia 39.2% compare
- 39 Uzbekistan 39.2% compare
- 40 North Macedonia 39.2% compare
- 41 Mozambique 38.0% compare
- 42 Slovenia 37.8% compare
More gender data for Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia)?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia) was 14.7% 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 Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2005.
- How does Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia) rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia) ranks 39th out of 41 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia) 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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