Women in parliament in Middle East & North Africa in 2025 — 16.9%. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 13.1 pp.
1997–2025 · % of seats
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle East & North Africa
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16.9 | −0.3 pp |
| 2024 | 17.2 | +0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 17.1 | −0.6 pp |
| 2022 | 17.7 | −0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 17.8 | −1.1 pp |
| 2020 | 18.9 | +1.7 pp |
| 2019 | 17.3 | +0.3 pp |
| 2018 | 17 | −0.3 pp |
| 2017 | 17.3 | −0.7 pp |
| 2016 | 17.9 | +0.5 pp |
| 2015 | 17.5 | +0.3 pp |
| 2014 | 17.2 | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 17.1 | +2.4 pp |
| 2012 | 14.7 | +2.6 pp |
| 2011 | 12.1 | −0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 12.2 | +1.4 pp |
| 2009 | 10.8 | +0.4 pp |
| 2008 | 10.5 | +0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 10.4 | +0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 10.2 | +1.6 pp |
| 2005 | 8.5 | +0.5 pp |
| 2004 | 8.1 | +0.6 pp |
| 2003 | 7.5 | +0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 7.4 | +3.1 pp |
| 2001 | 4.4 | +0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 4.2 | +0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 4.1 | +0.6 pp |
| 1998 | 3.5 | −0.4 pp |
| 1997 | 3.9 | — |
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.
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