Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 25.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Turkmenistan, 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 Turkmenistan stood at 25.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Turkmenistan peaked at 26.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2005.
That places Turkmenistan 97th 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 Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 18.0% | — |
| 1998 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 26.0% | +44.4% |
| 2001 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 16.0% | -38.5% |
| 2006 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 16.8% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 16.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 16.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 16.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 16.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 26.4% | +57.1% |
| 2015 | 25.8% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 25.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 25.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 24.8% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 25.0% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 25.9% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 25.6% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 25.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 25.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.0% | 18.0% | 18.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 16.0% | 26.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 16.8% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 25.0% | 25.9% | 6 |
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More public sector data for Turkmenistan
- Arms imports 382.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 53.86 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0145 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -75.06 % change on previous year (2017)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 382.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 24.92 current USD per person (1999)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0457 current USD per US$ of GDP (1999)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 27.9 % change on previous year (1999)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 111.92 million current USD (1999)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 812.89 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Turkmenistan?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Turkmenistan was 25.6% 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 Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2005.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Turkmenistan ranks 97th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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.