Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 19.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Saudi Arabia, 2003–2025
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 Saudi Arabia is 19.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Saudi Arabia peaked at 19.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2003.
Saudi Arabia ranks 128th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 19.9% | — |
| 2014 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 0.0% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 19.9% | 19.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More public sector data for Saudi Arabia
- Arms imports 1.11 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 31.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -14.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.11 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 2,276 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0641 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 3.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 80.33 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 602.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Saudi Arabia?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Saudi Arabia was 19.9% 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2003.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 128th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.