Women in national parliament in Kuwait
Women held 3.1% of seats in the national parliament of Kuwait in 2023.
The latest value for Kuwait is for 2023. Most countries have figures for 2025.
Kuwait, 2023
3.1%
Change from 2022
−3.2percentage points
World, 2023
26.7%
Women in national parliament in Kuwait over time
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% of seats in the single or lower chamber. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Kuwait | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 27.2% |
| 2024 | – | 27.0% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | 26.7% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | 26.5% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | 26.1% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | 25.6% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | 24.6% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | 24.1% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | 23.6% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | 23.1% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | 22.8% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | 22.2% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | 21.8% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | 20.8% |
| 2011 | 7.7% | 19.8% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | 19.2% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | 19.0% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | 18.4% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | 17.9% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | 17.0% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | 16.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | 15.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | 15.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | 15.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | 14.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −3.2 percentage points from 6.3% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 6.2%, the figure has changed by −3.1 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 26.7%.