Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Burundi
Burundi: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 39.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Burundi, 1998–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Burundi stood at 39.6%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Burundi peaked at 39.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1999.
Burundi ranks 30th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 11.9% | — |
| 1999 | 6.0% | -49.6% |
| 2000 | 14.4% | +140.8% |
| 2001 | 14.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 18.4% | +28.0% |
| 2003 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 30.5% | +65.5% |
| 2006 | 30.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 30.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 30.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 31.4% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 32.1% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 30.5% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 30.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 30.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 30.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 36.4% | +19.3% |
| 2016 | 36.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 36.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 36.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 36.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 38.2% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 38.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 38.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 38.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 38.2% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 39.6% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.9% | 6.0% | 11.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 23.8% | 14.4% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 30.5% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.4% | 38.2% | 39.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 27 Dominica 40.6% compare
- 28 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 40.5% compare
- 29 Norway 40.2% compare
- 31 Republic of Moldova 39.6% compare
- 32 Tanzania, United Republic of 39.5% compare
- 33 North Macedonia 39.2% compare
More public sector data for Burundi
- Arms imports 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.1632 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 200 % change on previous year (2016)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 12.23 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0566 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 18.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 171.83 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 77.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Burundi?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Burundi was 39.6% 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 39.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1999.
- How does Burundi rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Burundi ranks 30th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi 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.