Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 50.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in United Arab Emirates, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 50.0% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 122.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in United Arab Emirates peaked at 50.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1997.
United Arab Emirates ranks 6th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 5.0% | — |
| 2007 | 22.5% | +350.0% |
| 2008 | 22.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 22.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 22.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 17.5% | -22.2% |
| 2012 | 17.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 17.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 17.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 22.5% | +28.6% |
| 2016 | 22.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 22.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 22.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 50.0% | +122.2% |
| 2020 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 50.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 31.3%, 1.6× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 50.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 18.3%, 2.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 0.0% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 17.5% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More public sector data for United Arab Emirates
- Arms imports 932.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 84.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0017 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 932.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 2,823 current USD per person (2014)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0535 current USD per US$ of GDP (2014)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -3.42 % change on previous year (2014)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 22.76 billion current USD (2014)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 13,348 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in United Arab Emirates?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in United Arab Emirates was 50.0% 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 50.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1997.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 6th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 122.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 29 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.