Representation of women in the judiciary in Turkey
Turkey: Representation of women in the judiciary was 0.94 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.94
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
29th
of 47 countries
All-time high
0.94
in 2025
All-time low
0.84
in 2016
Years of data
9
2016–2025
Representation of women in the judiciary in Turkey, 2016–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 0.94 for representation of women in the judiciary in 2025. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, representation of women in the judiciary in Turkey peaked at 0.94 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.84, in 2016.
That places Turkey 29th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Representation of women in the judiciary in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.84 | — |
| 2017 | 0.85 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.91 | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 0.92 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.92 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.92 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.92 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.93 | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.94 | +1.1% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.94 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.875, 1.1× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.94 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.21, 78% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.88 | 0.84 | 0.92 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.926 | 0.92 | 0.94 | 5 |
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 representation of women in the judiciary in Turkey?
- Representation of women in the judiciary in Turkey was 0.94 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in the judiciary recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.94 in 2025.
- What is the lowest representation of women in the judiciary recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.84 in 2016.
- How does Turkey rank for representation of women in the judiciary?
- Turkey ranks 29th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is representation of women in the judiciary rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Representation of women in the judiciary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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