Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Rwanda
Rwanda: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 63.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Rwanda, 1997–2025
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 Rwanda stood at 63.8%. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Rwanda peaked at 63.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 1997.
Rwanda ranks 1st of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 17.1% | — |
| 1998 | 17.1% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 17.1% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 25.7% | +50.0% |
| 2001 | 25.7% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 25.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 48.8% | +89.9% |
| 2004 | 48.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 48.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 48.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 48.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 56.2% | +15.4% |
| 2009 | 56.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 56.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 56.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 56.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 63.8% | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 63.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 63.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 63.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 61.2% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 61.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 61.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 61.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 61.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 61.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 61.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 63.8% | +4.1% |
| 2025 | 63.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.1% | 17.1% | 17.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 43.3% | 25.7% | 56.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.8% | 56.2% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.1% | 61.2% | 63.8% | 6 |
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More public sector data for Rwanda
- Arms imports 37.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.65 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0025 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 117.65 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 37.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 12.34 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0116 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 175.92 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1,500 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Rwanda?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Rwanda was 63.8% 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 63.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 1997.
- How does Rwanda rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Rwanda ranks 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.