Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 13 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Burkina Faso, 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 Burkina Faso is 13, measured in 2026.
The figure is up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Burkina Faso peaked at 24 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2021.
That places Burkina Faso 160th out of 210 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9 | — |
| 2001 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 13 | +44.4% |
| 2004 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 17 | +30.8% |
| 2009 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 20 | +17.6% |
| 2014 | 24 | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 12 | -50.0% |
| 2016 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 14 | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17 | +21.4% |
| 2020 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8 | -52.9% |
| 2022 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12 | +50.0% |
| 2024 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 13 | +8.3% |
| 2026 | 13 | +0.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 13 is below the median for low income countries, which is 42, 31% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 13 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34, 38% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.6 | 9 | 17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.4 | 12 | 24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.86 | 8 | 17 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More gender data for Burkina Faso
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,122 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3191 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 16,608 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 16,608 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.13 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 348,221 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 359,281 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 339,937 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 349,490 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 332,922 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Burkina Faso?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Burkina Faso was 13 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 Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 24 in 2014.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2021.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Burkina Faso ranks 160th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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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