Representation of women in the judiciary in Palestine
Palestine: Representation of women in the judiciary was 0.47 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.47
Change on year
down 7.8%
World rank
42nd
of 47 countries
All-time high
0.51
in 2024
All-time low
0.29
in 2022
Years of data
6
2020–2025
Representation of women in the judiciary in Palestine, 2020–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 0.47 for representation of women in the judiciary in 2025.
The figure is down 7.8% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.
Palestine ranks 42nd of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Representation of women in the judiciary in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.35 | — |
| 2021 | 0.35 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.29 | -17.1% |
| 2023 | 0.41 | +41.4% |
| 2024 | 0.51 | +24.4% |
| 2025 | 0.47 | -7.8% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 0.47 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.54, 87% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 39 Liechtenstein 0.57
- 40 Cote d'Ivoire 0.56
- 41 Japan 0.51 compare
- 43 Burkina Faso 0.36
- 44 Togo 0.29
- 45 Bahrain 0.2 compare
More gender data for Palestine
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,123 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.0057 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,000 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,000 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 69,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 72,443 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 69,540 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 72,495 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 69,757 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is representation of women in the judiciary in Palestine?
- Representation of women in the judiciary in Palestine was 0.47 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in the judiciary recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.51 in 2024.
- What is the lowest representation of women in the judiciary recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.29 in 2022.
- How does Palestine rank for representation of women in the judiciary?
- Palestine ranks 42nd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is representation of women in the judiciary rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine 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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