Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) in Brunei
Brunei: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) was 4 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
191st
of 212 countries
All-time high
4
in 2024
All-time low
3
in 2017
Years of data
10
2017–2026
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Brunei, 2017–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Brunei stood at 4. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Brunei peaked at 4 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2017.
Brunei ranks 191st of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | — |
| 2018 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2025 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 4 | +0.0% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 4 is below the median for high income countries, which is 33, 12% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 4 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 26.5, 15% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020s | 3.43 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 191 Belize 4 compare
- 191 Brunei Darussalam 4 compare
- 191 Marshall Islands 4 compare
- 191 Palau 4 compare
More gender data for Brunei
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 92.36 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.1 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 390.09 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 390.09 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,928 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3,146 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,964 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3,187 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,995 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Brunei?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Brunei was 4 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 Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2017.
- How does Brunei rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Brunei ranks 191st out of 212 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei 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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