Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio) … Unicameral in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio) … Unicameral was 0.4% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
0.4%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
132nd
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2026
All-time low
0.1%
in 2021
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) in Burkina Faso, 2021–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.4% for ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in 2026. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 190.3% over ten years.
That places Burkina Faso 132nd out of 185 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio) … Unicameral in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.1% | — |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +167.7% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.4% | +8.4% |
| 2026 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.5%, 74% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5%, 79% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More gender data for Burkina Faso
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,122 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3191 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 16,608 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 16,608 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.13 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 348,221 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 359,281 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 339,937 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 349,490 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 332,922 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in Burkina Faso?
- Ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in Burkina Faso was 0.4% 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 Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2026.
- What is the lowest ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2021.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 132nd out of 185 countries with data for 2026.
- Is ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 190.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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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