Share of women in parliament in Bahrain
Bahrain: Share of women in parliament was 20.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of women in parliament in Bahrain, 2003–2025
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 20.0% for share of women in parliament in 2025. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 166.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in parliament in Bahrain peaked at 20.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2003.
Bahrain ranks 125th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of women in parliament in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 2.5% | — |
| 2007 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | +300.0% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | -25.0% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | +100.0% |
| 2019 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 20.0% | +33.3% |
| 2023 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.0% | 2.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 2.5% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 15.0% | 20.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 122 Bangladesh 20.9% compare
- 123 Azerbaijan 20.8% compare
- 124 Republic of Korea 20.3% compare
- 125 Guatemala 20.0% compare
- 127 Türkiye 19.9% compare
- 128 Saudi Arabia 19.9% compare
More gender data for Bahrain
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 307.73 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.2195 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 9,733 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 10,092 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 9,943 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 10,248 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 9,619 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 9,888 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 9,193 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 9,455 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women in parliament in Bahrain?
- Share of women in parliament in Bahrain was 20.0% in 2025, according to Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women in parliament recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of women in parliament recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2003.
- How does Bahrain rank for share of women in parliament?
- Bahrain ranks 125th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of women in parliament rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 166.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women in parliament. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of seats in lower or single chamber of the legislature held by women.