Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio) … Unicameral in Botswana
Botswana: Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio) … Unicameral was 0.2% in 2026. ▼ Falling
Latest (2026)
0.2%
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
169th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2023
All-time low
0.2%
in 2025
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) in Botswana, 2021–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 0.2% for ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in 2026.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Botswana ranks 169th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio) … Unicameral in Botswana, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.2% | — |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2% | -20.2% |
| 2026 | 0.2% | +3.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 36% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5%, 39% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Botswana
More gender data for Botswana
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 855.49 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.6449 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,910 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,910 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 29,466 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 30,240 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 29,267 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 30,023 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 29,174 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in Botswana?
- Ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in Botswana was 0.2% in 2026, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2025.
- How does Botswana rank for ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of)?
- Botswana ranks 169th out of 185 countries with data for 2026.
- Is ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of women in parliament in the proportion of women in the national population with the age of eligibility as a lower bound boundary), Lower Chamber or Unicameral. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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