Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Rwanda
Rwanda: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 51 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Rwanda, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 51 for number of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Rwanda peaked at 51 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 12, in 2000.
That places Rwanda 79th 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 Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12 | — |
| 2001 | 18 | +50.0% |
| 2002 | 19 | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 39 | +105.3% |
| 2005 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 45 | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 51 | +13.3% |
| 2015 | 51 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 51 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 49 | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 51 | +4.1% |
| 2026 | 51 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.8 | 12 | 45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 48 | 45 | 51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.57 | 49 | 51 | 7 |
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More gender data for Rwanda
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 5,716 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.9861 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 10,439 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 10,439 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 194,446 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 198,438 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 191,100 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 194,971 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 188,797 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Rwanda?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Rwanda was 51 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 51 in 2014.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Rwanda ranks 79th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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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