Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 11.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Brunei Darussalam, 2016–2025
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 Brunei Darussalam is 11.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 77.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 11.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2016.
That places Brunei Darussalam 164th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6.5% | — |
| 2017 | 9.1% | +40.9% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11.8% | +29.4% |
| 2024 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 11.4% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.4% | 6.5% | 9.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 9.1% | 11.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei Darussalam
- 161 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 12.8% compare
- 162 Belize 12.5% compare
- 163 Marshall Islands 12.1% compare
- 164 Central African Republic 11.4% compare
- 166 Kiribati 11.1% compare
- 167 Liberia 11.0% compare
More public sector data for Brunei Darussalam
- Arms imports 28.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 60.51 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 154.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 28.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,207 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0364 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 24.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 558.61 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 2,087 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Brunei Darussalam?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Brunei Darussalam was 11.4% 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 Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2016.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 164th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei Darussalam 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.