Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 25.0% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Bulgaria, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 25.0% for proportion 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, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Bulgaria peaked at 27.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 2000.
Bulgaria ranks 108th 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.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.8% | — |
| 2001 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 26.2% | +142.4% |
| 2003 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 22.1% | -15.9% |
| 2007 | 22.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 21.7% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 21.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 20.8% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 20.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 20.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 22.9% | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 24.6% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 20.4% | -16.9% |
| 2016 | 20.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 19.2% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 23.8% | +23.9% |
| 2019 | 25.8% | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 26.7% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 27.1% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 22.5% | -16.9% |
| 2023 | 24.2% | +7.4% |
| 2024 | 25.4% | +5.2% |
| 2025 | 21.2% | -16.4% |
| 2026 | 25.0% | +17.6% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 25.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 31.2%, 80% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 25.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.5%, 75% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +142.4% | 10.8% | 26.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.4% | 10.8% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 19.2% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.6% | 21.2% | 27.1% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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 proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Bulgaria?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Bulgaria was 25.0% 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 Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 27.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Bulgaria ranks 108th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion 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 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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