Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Burundi

Women in parliament in Burundi in 2025 — 39.6%. Ranked 30 in the world out of 184. Since 1998, the indicator has risen by 27.8 pp.

2025 39.6% +1.4 pp vs 2024
World rank 30of 184
Period maximum 39.6%2025
Period minimum 6%1999

Trend over time

1998–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Burundi, 1998–202501020304019982001200420072010201320162019202220251998: 11.9%1999: 6%2000: 14.4%2001: 14.4%2002: 18.4%2003: 18.4%2004: 18.4%2005: 30.5%2006: 30.5%2007: 30.5%2008: 30.5%2009: 31.4%2010: 32.1%2011: 30.5%2012: 30.5%2013: 30.5%2014: 30.5%2015: 36.4%2016: 36.4%2017: 36.4%2018: 36.4%2019: 36.4%2020: 38.2%2021: 38.2%2022: 38.2%2023: 38.2%2024: 38.2%2025: 39.6%
Change over the period: +27.8 pp Annual average: 1.03 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Burundi 39.6%
World 27.2%
Eastern Africa computed 29.5%
Low-income countries computed 23.5%
Women in parliament — Burundi, by year Burundi All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 39.6 +1.4 pp
2024 38.2 +0 pp
2023 38.2 +0 pp
2022 38.2 +0 pp
2021 38.2 +0 pp
2020 38.2 +1.8 pp
2019 36.4 +0 pp
2018 36.4 +0 pp
2017 36.4 +0 pp
2016 36.4 +0 pp
2015 36.4 +5.9 pp
2014 30.5 +0 pp
2013 30.5 +0 pp
2012 30.5 +0 pp
2011 30.5 −1.6 pp
2010 32.1 +0.7 pp
2009 31.4 +0.8 pp
2008 30.5 +0 pp
2007 30.5 +0 pp
2006 30.5 +0 pp
2005 30.5 +12.1 pp
2004 18.4 +0 pp
2003 18.4 +0 pp
2002 18.4 +4 pp
2001 14.4 +0 pp
2000 14.4 +8.4 pp
1999 6 −5.9 pp
1998 11.9

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.