Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Botswana
Botswana: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 9.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Botswana, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Botswana is 9.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Botswana peaked at 17.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2009.
Botswana ranks 174th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 8.5% | — |
| 1998 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 17.0% | +100.0% |
| 2001 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11.1% | -34.7% |
| 2005 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7.9% | -28.6% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.8% | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11.1% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.7% | -21.7% |
| 2025 | 9.0% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.5% | 8.5% | 8.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 7.9% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 7.9% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 8.7% | 11.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More public sector data for Botswana
- Arms imports 11.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 4.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 1,000 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 11.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 225.22 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0294 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 16.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 567.82 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Botswana?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Botswana was 9.0% 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 Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2009.
- How does Botswana rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Botswana ranks 174th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana 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.