Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Bahrain

Women in parliament in Bahrain in 2025 — 20%. Ranked 120 in the world out of 184. Since 2003, the indicator has risen by 20 pp.

2025 20% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 120of 184
Period maximum 20%2022
Period minimum 0%2003

Trend over time

2003–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Bahrain, 2003–202505101520200320062009201220152018202120242003: 0%2004: 0%2005: 0%2006: 2.5%2007: 2.5%2008: 2.5%2009: 2.5%2010: 2.5%2011: 10%2012: 10%2013: 10%2014: 7.5%2015: 7.5%2016: 7.5%2017: 7.5%2018: 15%2019: 15%2020: 15%2021: 15%2022: 20%2023: 20%2024: 20%2025: 20%
Change over the period: +20 pp Annual average: 0.91 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bahrain

Bahrain 20%
World 27.2%
Western Asia computed 17.9%
High-income countries computed 30.1%
Women in parliament — Bahrain, by year Bahrain All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 20 +0 pp
2024 20 +0 pp
2023 20 +0 pp
2022 20 +5 pp
2021 15 +0 pp
2020 15 +0 pp
2019 15 +0 pp
2018 15 +7.5 pp
2017 7.5 +0 pp
2016 7.5 +0 pp
2015 7.5 +0 pp
2014 7.5 −2.5 pp
2013 10 +0 pp
2012 10 +0 pp
2011 10 +7.5 pp
2010 2.5 +0 pp
2009 2.5 +0 pp
2008 2.5 +0 pp
2007 2.5 +0 pp
2006 2.5 +2.5 pp
2005 0 +0 pp
2004 0 +0 pp
2003 0

About the indicator

The share of seats held by women in the national parliament (in bicameral systems, in the lower or single chamber). Data of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. The indicator depends directly on the electoral system and on the presence of quotas: in countries with proportional representation and gender quotas the share is consistently higher.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.