Representation of women in the judiciary in Türkiye
Türkiye: Representation of women in the judiciary was 0.94 ratio in 2025. ▲ Rising
Representation of women in the judiciary in Türkiye, 2016–2025
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union and United Nations Development Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 0.94 ratio 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 Türkiye peaked at 0.94 ratio in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.84 ratio, in 2016.
That places Türkiye 29th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Representation of women in the judiciary in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.84 ratio | — |
| 2017 | 0.85 ratio | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.91 ratio | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 0.92 ratio | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.92 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.92 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.92 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.93 ratio | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.94 ratio | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.88 ratio | 0.84 ratio | 0.92 ratio | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.926 ratio | 0.92 ratio | 0.94 ratio | 5 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
More gender data for Türkiye
- 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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 537,315 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 527,514 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 552,019 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is representation of women in the judiciary in Türkiye?
- Representation of women in the judiciary in Türkiye was 0.94 ratio in 2025, according to Inter-Parliamentary Union and United Nations Development Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in the judiciary recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 0.94 ratio in 2025.
- What is the lowest representation of women in the judiciary recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.84 ratio in 2016.
- How does Türkiye rank for representation of women in the judiciary?
- Türkiye ranks 29th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is representation of women in the judiciary rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Inter-Parliamentary Union and United Nations Development Programme – processed by 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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About this data
Proportions of positions in the judiciary compared to national distributions (ratio).