Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Rwanda
Rwanda: Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament was 1.21 in 2026. ▬ Flat
Latest (2026)
1.21
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 171 countries
All-time high
1.21
in 2025
All-time low
1.16
in 2023
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Rwanda, 2021–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 1.21 for representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in 2026. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% over ten years.
That places Rwanda 2nd out of 171 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top 10%.
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1.18 | — |
| 2022 | 1.18 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.16 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 1.16 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.21 | +4.3% |
| 2026 | 1.21 | +0.0% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 1.21 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.39, 3.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 1.21 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.465, 2.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
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 representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Rwanda?
- Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Rwanda was 1.21 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 in 2025.
- What is the lowest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.16 in 2023.
- How does Rwanda rank for representation of women in lower chamber of parliament?
- Rwanda ranks 2nd out of 171 countries with data for 2026.
- Is representation of women in lower chamber of parliament rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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