Arab Region | Seats held by women in national parliaments (Arab countries, 1997–2022)
Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.
Publisher
Arab Development Portal
Origin
Arab Region
Records
477
Source
| Location |
value
Min
Max
|
Year |
|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 3.16 | 1997 |
| Algeria | 7.71 | 2010 |
| Algeria | 25.76 | 2017 |
| Comoros | 0 | 1997 |
| Comoros | 3.03 | 2008 |
| Comoros | 0 | 2009 |
| Comoros | 3.03 | 2013 |
| Comoros | 3.03 | 2016 |
| Egypt | 1.98 | 1997 |
| Egypt | 1.98 | 2005 |
| Egypt | 1.81 | 2008 |
| Egypt | 1.76 | 2009 |
| Egypt | 27.41 | 2020 |
| Egypt | 27.58 | 2022 |
| Iraq | 25.45 | 2008 |
| Iraq | 25.23 | 2011 |
| Iraq | 25.23 | 2012 |
| Iraq | 26.52 | 2016 |
| Iraq | 25.23 | 2019 |
| Libya | 4.74 | 2005 |
| Libya | 7.69 | 2010 |
| Libya | 15.96 | 2014 |
| Libya | 15.96 | 2015 |
| Mauritania | 3.8 | 2000 |
| Mauritania | 22.11 | 2008 |
| Mauritania | 22.11 | 2009 |
| Mauritania | 20.26 | 2019 |
| Mauritania | 20.26 | 2021 |
| Lebanon | 2.34 | 2001 |
| Lebanon | 2.34 | 2002 |
| Lebanon | 4.69 | 2005 |
| Lebanon | 4.69 | 2007 |
| Lebanon | 4.69 | 2008 |
| Lebanon | 3.13 | 2009 |
| Lebanon | 3.13 | 2011 |
| Lebanon | 3.13 | 2016 |
| Lebanon | 4.69 | 2018 |
| Lebanon | 4.69 | 2019 |
| Morocco | 0.62 | 1998 |
| Morocco | 0.62 | 2000 |
| Morocco | 10.46 | 2008 |
| Morocco | 16.96 | 2011 |
| Morocco | 24.05 | 2022 |
| Syria | 9.6 | 1997 |
| Syria | 10.4 | 2002 |
| Syria | 12 | 2005 |
| Syria | 12.4 | 2010 |
| United Arab Emirates | 0 | 2002 |
| United Arab Emirates | 0 | 2004 |
| United Arab Emirates | 22.5 | 2007 |
| United Arab Emirates | 22.5 | 2009 |
| United Arab Emirates | 17.5 | 2014 |
| United Arab Emirates | 50 | 2021 |
| Yemen | 0 | 2021 |
| Kuwait | 0 | 1999 |
| Kuwait | 0 | 2001 |
| Kuwait | 1.54 | 2005 |
| Kuwait | 3.08 | 2008 |
| Kuwait | 6.15 | 2013 |
| Kuwait | 1.54 | 2014 |
| Kuwait | 3.08 | 2018 |
| Oman | 1.18 | 2018 |
| Oman | 2.33 | 2020 |
| Qatar | 0 | 2006 |
| Qatar | 0 | 2007 |
| Qatar | 9.76 | 2017 |
| Somalia | 13.82 | 2014 |
| Somalia | 24.36 | 2018 |
| Tunisia | 11.54 | 2002 |
| Tunisia | 11.54 | 2003 |
| Tunisia | 22.75 | 2008 |
| Tunisia | 26.73 | 2013 |
| Tunisia | 22.58 | 2019 |
| Bahrain | 0 | 2005 |
| Bahrain | 2.5 | 2007 |
| Bahrain | 2.5 | 2010 |
| Bahrain | 10 | 2011 |
| Bahrain | 7.5 | 2014 |
| Bahrain | 15 | 2019 |
| Djibouti | 0 | 1998 |
| Djibouti | 10.77 | 2006 |
| Djibouti | 13.85 | 2010 |
| Djibouti | 13.85 | 2011 |
| Djibouti | 12.73 | 2013 |
| Djibouti | 12.73 | 2016 |
| Djibouti | 26.15 | 2020 |
| Djibouti | 26.15 | 2021 |
| Jordan | 5.45 | 2004 |
| Jordan | 6.36 | 2007 |
| Jordan | 15.38 | 2017 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | 2004 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | 2012 |
| Saudi Arabia | 19.87 | 2013 |
| Saudi Arabia | 19.87 | 2014 |
| Saudi Arabia | 19.87 | 2018 |
| Sudan | 9.72 | 2003 |
| Sudan | 17.78 | 2006 |
| Sudan | 18.06 | 2007 |
| Sudan | 24.58 | 2012 |
| Sudan | 30.52 | 2015 |
Arab Region | Seats held by women in national parliaments (Arab countries, 1997–2022)
Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.
Publisher
Arab Development Portal
Origin
Arab Region
Records
477
Source