Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Brunei
Brunei: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 11.4% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
11.4%
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
176th
of 210 countries
All-time high
11.8%
in 2024
All-time low
9.1%
in 2017
Years of data
10
2017–2026
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Brunei, 2017–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 11.4% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Brunei peaked at 11.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 2017.
Brunei ranks 176th of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.1% | — |
| 2018 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11.8% | +29.4% |
| 2025 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 11.4% | -2.8% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 11.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 31.2%, 37% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 11.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.4%, 74% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 9.1% | 11.8% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 173 Democratic Republic of the Congo 12.8% compare
- 174 Belize 12.5% compare
- 175 Marshall Islands 12.1% compare
- 176 Brunei Darussalam 11.4% compare
- 176 Central African Republic 11.4% compare
- 179 Kiribati 11.1% 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 proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Brunei?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Brunei was 11.4% in 2026, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 2017.
- How does Brunei rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Brunei ranks 176th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. 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 Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (% of total number of seats). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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