Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Iraq
Iraq: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 25.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Iraq, 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 Iraq stood at 25.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.6% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Iraq peaked at 29.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 1997.
That places Iraq 98th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 6.4% | — |
| 1998 | 6.4% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6.4% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7.6% | +18.7% |
| 2001 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 25.5% | +234.9% |
| 2007 | 25.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 25.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 25.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 25.2% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 25.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 25.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 25.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 25.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 26.5% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 26.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 25.3% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 25.2% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 25.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 26.4% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 28.9% | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 28.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 29.1% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 28.9% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 25.5% | -11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.4% | 6.4% | 6.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 17.8% | 7.6% | 25.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 25.2% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.9% | 25.5% | 29.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More public sector data for Iraq
- Arms imports 23.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4995 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -20.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 23.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 134.19 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0221 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 11.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 6.18 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 66.8 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Iraq?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Iraq was 25.5% 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 29.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 1997.
- How does Iraq rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Iraq ranks 98th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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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About this data
Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.