Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Israel
Israel: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 24.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Israel, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Israel is 24.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Israel peaked at 28.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 1997.
Israel ranks 105th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 7.5% | — |
| 1998 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 11.7% | +55.6% |
| 2000 | 12.5% | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 13.3% | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 14.2% | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 15.0% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 14.2% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 14.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 14.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 18.3% | +29.4% |
| 2010 | 19.2% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 20.0% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 22.5% | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 22.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 26.7% | +18.5% |
| 2016 | 26.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 27.5% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 23.3% | -15.2% |
| 2020 | 27.5% | +17.9% |
| 2021 | 28.3% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 23.3% | -17.6% |
| 2023 | 24.2% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 25.0% | +3.4% |
| 2025 | 24.2% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.9% | 7.5% | 11.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 14.6% | 12.5% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 19.2% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 23.3% | 28.3% | 6 |
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More public sector data for Israel
- Arms imports 211.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 21.1 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 -75.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 211.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 4,650 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0858 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 69.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 46.51 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 39,880 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Israel?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Israel was 24.2% 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 28.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 1997.
- How does Israel rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Israel ranks 105th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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.