Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) in Belarus
Belarus: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) was 37 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Belarus, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Belarus is 37, measured in 2026.
That represents a change of up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Belarus peaked at 44 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2000.
That places Belarus 99th out of 212 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10 | — |
| 2001 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 32 | +220.0% |
| 2006 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 35 | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 29 | -17.1% |
| 2014 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 30 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 38 | +26.7% |
| 2018 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 44 | +15.8% |
| 2021 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 37 | -15.9% |
| 2026 | 37 | +0.0% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 37 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 37 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 47, 79% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.3 | 10 | 35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.7 | 29 | 38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 42 | 37 | 44 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More gender data for Belarus
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,148 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -5.04 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 7,539 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 7,539 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.033 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 30,508 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 32,293 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 31,141 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 32,955 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 33,618 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Belarus?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Belarus was 37 in 2026, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 44 in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2000.
- How does Belarus rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Belarus ranks 99th out of 212 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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