Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 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 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.
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 40th of 42 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 in Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia), year by year
| Year | Value | 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 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)
- 37 Armenia 39.2% compare
- 38 Uzbekistan 39.2% compare
- 39 North Macedonia 39.2% compare
- 40 Mozambique 38.0% compare
- 41 Slovenia 37.8% compare
- 42 Serbia 37.6% compare
- 42 United Republic of Tanzania 37.6% compare
More gender data for Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia)
All data for Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia) →
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 40th out of 42 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).