Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 20.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Azerbaijan, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Azerbaijan stood at 20.8%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Azerbaijan peaked at 20.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2001.
Azerbaijan ranks 123rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 12.0% | — |
| 1998 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10.5% | -12.6% |
| 2002 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 13.0% | +24.4% |
| 2006 | 11.3% | -13.4% |
| 2007 | 11.4% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | +40.6% |
| 2011 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15.6% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 15.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16.9% | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 16.8% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 16.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 17.4% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 18.2% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 18.3% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 18.6% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 20.8% | +11.6% |
| 2025 | 20.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.0% | 12.0% | 12.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 10.5% | 13.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 15.6% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 17.4% | 20.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More public sector data for Azerbaijan
- Arms imports 28.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.74 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 833.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 28.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 370.2 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0507 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 3.78 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 36.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Azerbaijan?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Azerbaijan was 20.8% in 2025, according to Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
- What is the highest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 20.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2001.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Azerbaijan ranks 123rd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), published as part of Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.