Share of women in parliament ipu (Inter-Parliamentary Unio) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Share of women in parliament ipu (Inter-Parliamentary Unio) was 19.87 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of women in parliament ipu in Saudi Arabia, 2003–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 19.87 for share of women in parliament ipu in 2025. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in parliament ipu in Saudi Arabia peaked at 19.87 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2003.
Saudi Arabia ranks 128th 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 ipu (Inter-Parliamentary Unio) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 19.87 | — |
| 2014 | 19.87 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19.87 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 19.87 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 19.87 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19.87 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 19.87 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 19.87 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 19.87 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 19.87 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 19.87 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 19.87 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 19.87 | +0.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 19.87 is below the median for high income countries, which is 31.28, 64% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 19.87 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 18.3, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2010s | 13.91 | 0 | 19.87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.87 | 19.87 | 19.87 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More gender data for Saudi Arabia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 8,519 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.7629 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 28,924 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 28,924 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 275,243 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 288,722 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 275,525 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 288,548 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 263,011 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women in parliament ipu in Saudi Arabia?
- Share of women in parliament ipu in Saudi Arabia was 19.87 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women in parliament ipu recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.87 in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of women in parliament ipu recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2003.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for share of women in parliament ipu?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 128th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of women in parliament ipu rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women in parliament ipu. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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