Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Türkiye
Türkiye: 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 Türkiye, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 19.9% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Türkiye peaked at 19.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 1997.
That places Türkiye 127th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.4% | — |
| 1998 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4.2% | +76.9% |
| 2000 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | +108.7% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | +55.7% |
| 2012 | 14.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 14.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 14.6% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 17.4% | +19.7% |
| 2019 | 17.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 17.3% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 17.3% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 17.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 19.8% | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 19.9% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 19.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.0% | 2.4% | 4.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 4.2% | 9.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 9.1% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 17.3% | 19.9% | 6 |
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More public sector data for Türkiye
- Arms imports 381.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 4.46 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -43.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 381.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 292.08 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0184 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 27.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 24.98 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 882.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Türkiye?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Türkiye 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 Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 1997.
- How does Türkiye rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Türkiye ranks 127th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Türkiye 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.