Number of Female Members of Knesset
(1949 - Present)
| Year/Knesset | Female Members | % of Knesset |
| Twenty-Fifth Knesset (2022) | 31 | 26% |
| Twenty-Fourth Knesset (2021) | 36 | 30% |
| Twenty-Third Knesset (2020) |
38 |
32% |
| Twenty-Second Knesset (2019) |
28 |
23% |
| Twenty-First Knesset (2019) |
30* |
25% |
|
30 |
25% | |
|
27 |
23% | |
|
25 |
21% | |
|
17 |
14% | |
|
18 |
15% | |
|
14 |
12% | |
|
9 |
8% | |
|
11 |
9% | |
|
7 |
6% | |
|
10 |
8% | |
|
8 |
7% | |
|
8 |
7% | |
|
10 |
8% | |
|
8 |
7% | |
|
9 |
8% | |
|
10 |
8% | |
|
9 |
8% | |
|
12 |
10% | |
|
11 |
9% | |
|
11 |
9% |
*Gadeer Mreeh of the Blue and White Party became the first woman of Druze ethnicity to become a Member of Knesset.
In some Knessets, the number of women increased partway through a term because male MKs resigned. That is how the 20th Knesset had a total of 37 women.
Sources: The Knesset.
Israel Democracy Institute.
“Druze Woman Set To Enter Knesset In Israeli First,” Jerusalem Post, (April 10, 2019).
Lee Yaron, “On International Women's Day, a Look at Female Representation in Israel's Parliament,” Haaretz, (March 8, 2020).
Ofer Kenig, “The Decline in Women’s Representation in Israel's Political System: Analysis,” Israel Democracy Institute, (March 8, 2023)
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