Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Belarus
Belarus: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 33.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Belarus, 2001–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 33.9% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Belarus peaked at 40.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2001.
Belarus ranks 51st of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 10.3% | — |
| 2002 | 10.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 29.4% | +184.8% |
| 2005 | 29.1% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 29.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 29.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 31.8% | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 31.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 31.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 31.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 26.6% | -16.4% |
| 2013 | 26.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 26.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 27.3% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 34.5% | +26.7% |
| 2017 | 34.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 34.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 40.0% | +15.8% |
| 2020 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 33.6% | -15.9% |
| 2025 | 33.9% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.5% | 10.3% | 31.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 31.4% | 26.6% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.9% | 33.6% | 40.0% | 6 |
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More public sector data for Belarus
- Arms imports 151.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 16.53 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0019 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -6.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 151.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 163.3 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.019 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -5.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.49 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 793.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Belarus?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Belarus was 33.9% in 2025, according to Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
- What is the highest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 40.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2001.
- How does Belarus rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Belarus ranks 51st out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), published as part of Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.