Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Burundi
Burundi: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 44 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Burundi, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Burundi stood at 44.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Burundi peaked at 47 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7, in 2000.
Burundi ranks 85th of 210 countries on this measure, 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 Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7 | — |
| 2001 | 17 | +142.9% |
| 2002 | 33 | +94.1% |
| 2003 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 36 | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 37 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 34 | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 32 | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 44 | +37.5% |
| 2017 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 47 | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 44 | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30 | 7 | 36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.5 | 32 | 44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.14 | 44 | 47 | 7 |
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More gender data for Burundi
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 6,524 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.6397 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,658 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,658 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.48 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 224,447 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 228,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 220,998 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 224,797 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 217,921 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Burundi?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Burundi was 44 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 47 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2000.
- How does Burundi rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Burundi ranks 85th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi 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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