Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Belarus

Women in parliament in Belarus in 2025 — 33.9%. Ranked 51 in the world out of 184. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 23.6 pp.

2025 33.9% +0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 51of 184
Period maximum 40%2019
Period minimum 10.3%2001

Trend over time

2001–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Belarus, 2001–20250102030402001200420072010201320162019202220252001: 10.3%2002: 10.3%2003: 10.3%2004: 29.4%2005: 29.1%2006: 29.1%2007: 29.1%2008: 31.8%2009: 31.8%2010: 31.8%2011: 31.8%2012: 26.6%2013: 26.6%2014: 26.6%2015: 27.3%2016: 34.5%2017: 34.5%2018: 34.5%2019: 40%2020: 40%2021: 40%2022: 40%2023: 40%2024: 33.6%2025: 33.9%
Change over the period: +23.6 pp Annual average: 0.98 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Belarus

Belarus 33.9%
World 27.2%
Eastern Europe computed 26.2%
Women in parliament — Belarus, by year Belarus All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 33.9 +0.3 pp
2024 33.6 −6.4 pp
2023 40 +0 pp
2022 40 +0 pp
2021 40 +0 pp
2020 40 +0 pp
2019 40 +5.5 pp
2018 34.5 +0 pp
2017 34.5 +0 pp
2016 34.5 +7.3 pp
2015 27.3 +0.7 pp
2014 26.6 +0 pp
2013 26.6 +0 pp
2012 26.6 −5.2 pp
2011 31.8 +0 pp
2010 31.8 +0 pp
2009 31.8 +0 pp
2008 31.8 +2.7 pp
2007 29.1 +0 pp
2006 29.1 +0 pp
2005 29.1 −0.3 pp
2004 29.4 +19 pp
2003 10.3 +0 pp
2002 10.3 +0 pp
2001 10.3

About the indicator

The share of seats held by women in the national parliament (in bicameral systems, in the lower or single chamber). Data of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. The indicator depends directly on the electoral system and on the presence of quotas: in countries with proportional representation and gender quotas the share is consistently higher.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.