Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Kuwait

Women in parliament in Kuwait in 2023 — 3.1%. Ranked 182 in the world out of 186. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 3.1 pp.

2023 3.1% −3.2 pp vs 2022
World rank 182of 186
Period maximum 7.7%2009
Period minimum 0%1997

Trend over time

1997–2023 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Kuwait, 1997–20230246819972000200320062009201220152018202120231997: 0%1998: 0%1999: 0%2000: 0%2001: 0%2002: 0%2003: 0%2004: 0%2005: 1.5%2006: 1.5%2007: 1.5%2008: 3.1%2009: 7.7%2010: 7.7%2011: 7.7%2012: 6.2%2013: 6.2%2014: 1.5%2015: 1.5%2016: 2%2017: 3.1%2018: 3.1%2019: 4.6%2020: 6.3%2021: 1.5%2022: 6.3%2023: 3.1%
Change over the period: +3.1 pp Annual average: 0.12 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Kuwait 3.1%
World 26.7%
Western Asia computed 16.9%
High-income countries computed 29.1%
Women in parliament — Kuwait, by year Kuwait All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 3.1 −3.2 pp
2022 6.3 +4.7 pp
2021 1.5 −4.8 pp
2020 6.3 +1.7 pp
2019 4.6 +1.5 pp
2018 3.1 +0 pp
2017 3.1 +1.1 pp
2016 2 +0.5 pp
2015 1.5 +0 pp
2014 1.5 −4.6 pp
2013 6.2 +0 pp
2012 6.2 −1.5 pp
2011 7.7 +0 pp
2010 7.7 +0 pp
2009 7.7 +4.6 pp
2008 3.1 +1.5 pp
2007 1.5 +0 pp
2006 1.5 +0 pp
2005 1.5 +1.5 pp
2004 0 +0 pp
2003 0 +0 pp
2002 0 +0 pp
2001 0 +0 pp
2000 0 +0 pp
1999 0 +0 pp
1998 0 +0 pp
1997 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.