Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) in Brunei
Brunei: 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, 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 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 peaked at 11.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2016.
That places Brunei 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, 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% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 11.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 31.3%, 37% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 11.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.7%, 69% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
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
- 161 Democratic Republic of Congo 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
- 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?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Brunei 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2016.
- How does Brunei rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Brunei 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei 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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Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.