Share of women in parliament in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Share of women in parliament was 19.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of women in parliament in Saudi Arabia, 2003–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of women in parliament in Saudi Arabia stood at 19.9%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in parliament in Saudi Arabia peaked at 19.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2003.
Saudi Arabia ranks 119th of 174 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 19.9% | — |
| 2014 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 19.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 19.9% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 19.9% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 0.0% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 19.9% | 19.9% | 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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 275,073 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 253,491 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 263,958 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women in parliament in Saudi Arabia?
- Share of women in parliament in Saudi Arabia was 19.9% in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women in parliament recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of women in parliament recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2003.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for share of women in parliament?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 119th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of women in parliament rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (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 women in the lower or single chamber of the legislature.