Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Botswana

Women in parliament in Botswana in 2025 — 9%. Ranked 167 in the world out of 184. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 0.4 pp.

2025 9% +0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 167of 184
Period maximum 17%2000
Period minimum 7.9%2009

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Botswana, 1997–20257.51012.51517.519972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 8.5%1998: 8.5%2000: 17%2001: 17%2002: 17%2003: 17%2004: 11.1%2005: 11.1%2006: 11.1%2007: 11.1%2008: 11.1%2009: 7.9%2010: 7.9%2011: 7.9%2012: 7.9%2013: 7.9%2014: 9.5%2015: 9.5%2016: 9.5%2017: 9.5%2018: 9.5%2019: 10.8%2020: 10.8%2021: 10.8%2022: 11.1%2023: 11.1%2024: 8.7%2025: 9%
Change over the period: +0.4 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Botswana 9%
World 27.2%
Southern Africa computed 28.5%
Women in parliament — Botswana, by year Botswana All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 9 +0.3 pp
2024 8.7 −2.4 pp
2023 11.1 +0 pp
2022 11.1 +0.3 pp
2021 10.8 +0 pp
2020 10.8 +0 pp
2019 10.8 +1.2 pp
2018 9.5 +0 pp
2017 9.5 +0 pp
2016 9.5 +0 pp
2015 9.5 +0 pp
2014 9.5 +1.6 pp
2013 7.9 +0 pp
2012 7.9 +0 pp
2011 7.9 +0 pp
2010 7.9 +0 pp
2009 7.9 −3.2 pp
2008 11.1 +0 pp
2007 11.1 +0 pp
2006 11.1 +0 pp
2005 11.1 +0 pp
2004 11.1 −5.9 pp
2003 17 +0 pp
2002 17 +0 pp
2001 17 +0 pp
2000 17
1998 8.5 +0 pp
1997 8.5

Southern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.