Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 60 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Bulgaria, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 60 for number of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.6% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Bulgaria peaked at 65 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 26, in 2000.
That places Bulgaria 72nd out of 210 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 in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26 | — |
| 2001 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 63 | +142.3% |
| 2003 | 63 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 63 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 63 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 53 | -15.9% |
| 2007 | 53 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 52 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 52 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 50 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 55 | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 59 | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 49 | -16.9% |
| 2016 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 46 | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 57 | +23.9% |
| 2019 | 62 | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 64 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 65 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 54 | -16.9% |
| 2023 | 58 | +7.4% |
| 2024 | 61 | +5.2% |
| 2025 | 51 | -16.4% |
| 2026 | 60 | +17.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.4 | 26 | 63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.7 | 46 | 62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 59 | 51 | 65 | 7 |
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More gender data for Bulgaria
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 907.24 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.48 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,551 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,551 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.7319 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 29,446 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 31,195 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 29,990 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 31,775 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 30,724 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Bulgaria?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Bulgaria was 60 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 Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 65 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 26 in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Bulgaria ranks 72nd out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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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