Proportion of Seats Held by Women In National Parliaments rose 0% to 15.0% in Bahrain in 2021, according to .
Historically, Proportion of Seats Held by Women In National Parliaments in Bahrain reached an all time high of 15.0% in 2021 and an all time low of 0% in 2003. When compared to Bahrain's main peers, Proportion of Seats Held by Women In National Parliaments in Iran amounted to 5.59%, 1.54% in Kuwait, 4.44% in Qatar and 19.9% in Saudi Arabia in 2021.
Bahrain has been ranked 134th within the group of 166 countries we follow in terms of Proportion of Seats Held by Women In National Parliaments, 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Proportion of Seats Held by Women In National Parliaments | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bahrain | % | ... | ... | 7.50% | 7.50% | 7.50% | 15.0% | 15.0% | ||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 3.10% | 5.88% | 5.88% | 5.88% | 5.88% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | ... | ... | ... | 26.5% | 26.5% | 25.3% | 25.2% | 25.2% | |||||||||||||
| Jordan | % | 12.0% | 15.4% | 15.4% | 15.4% | 15.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | % | 1.54% | 2.00% | 3.08% | 3.08% | 4.62% | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | ... | 20.6% | 20.6% | 20.6% | 20.2% | 20.2% | |||||||||||||||
| Qatar | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9.76% | 9.76% | 9.76% | |||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | ... | ... | 19.9% | 19.9% | 19.9% | 19.9% | 19.9% | ||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | % | ... | ... | 25.8% | 25.8% | 25.8% | 24.8% | 25.0% | ||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | % | 22.5% | 22.5% | 22.5% | 22.5% | 50.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.332% | ... |
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