Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Yemen

Women in parliament in Yemen in 2025 — 0%. Ranked 182 in the world out of 184. Since 1998, the indicator has fallen by 0.7 pp.

2025 0% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 182of 184
Period maximum 0.7%2001
Period minimum 0%2015

Trend over time

1998–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Yemen, 1998–202500.20.40.60.819982001200420072010201320162019202220251998: 0.7%1999: 0.7%2000: 0.7%2001: 0.7%2002: 0.7%2003: 0.3%2004: 0.3%2005: 0.3%2006: 0.3%2007: 0.3%2008: 0.3%2009: 0.3%2010: 0.3%2011: 0.3%2012: 0.3%2013: 0.3%2014: 0.3%2015: 0%2016: 0%2017: 0%2018: 0%2019: 0.3%2020: 0.3%2021: 0%2022: 0%2023: 0%2024: 0%2025: 0%
Change over the period: −0.7 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Yemen 0%
World 27.2%
Western Asia computed 17.9%
Low-income countries computed 23.5%
Women in parliament — Yemen, by year Yemen All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 0 +0 pp
2024 0 +0 pp
2023 0 +0 pp
2022 0 +0 pp
2021 0 −0.3 pp
2020 0.3 +0 pp
2019 0.3 +0.3 pp
2018 0 +0 pp
2017 0 +0 pp
2016 0 +0 pp
2015 0 −0.3 pp
2014 0.3 +0 pp
2013 0.3 +0 pp
2012 0.3 +0 pp
2011 0.3 +0 pp
2010 0.3 +0 pp
2009 0.3 +0 pp
2008 0.3 +0 pp
2007 0.3 +0 pp
2006 0.3 +0 pp
2005 0.3 +0 pp
2004 0.3 +0 pp
2003 0.3 −0.3 pp
2002 0.7 +0 pp
2001 0.7 +0 pp
2000 0.7 +0 pp
1999 0.7 +0 pp
1998 0.7

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.