Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Rwanda
Rwanda: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 63.8% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Rwanda, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 63.8% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Rwanda peaked at 63.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2000.
Rwanda ranks 1st of 210 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.1% | — |
| 2001 | 25.7% | +50.0% |
| 2002 | 25.7% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 25.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 48.8% | +89.8% |
| 2005 | 48.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 48.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 48.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 48.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 56.2% | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 56.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 56.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 56.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 56.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 63.8% | +13.3% |
| 2015 | 63.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 63.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 61.2% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 61.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 61.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 61.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 61.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 61.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 61.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 61.2% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 63.8% | +4.1% |
| 2026 | 63.8% | +0.0% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 63.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 22.0%, 2.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 63.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.0%, 2.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.4% | 17.1% | 56.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.0% | 56.2% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.0% | 61.2% | 63.8% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
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 proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Rwanda?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Rwanda was 63.8% 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 63.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Rwanda ranks 1st out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion 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 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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