Share of women in parliament in Botswana
Botswana: Share of women in parliament was 9.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of women in parliament in Botswana, 1997–2025
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of women in parliament in Botswana stood at 9.0%.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in parliament in Botswana peaked at 17.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2009.
Botswana ranks 174th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Share of women in parliament in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 8.5% | — |
| 1998 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 17.0% | +100.0% |
| 2001 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11.1% | -34.7% |
| 2005 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7.9% | -28.6% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.8% | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11.1% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.7% | -21.7% |
| 2025 | 9.0% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.5% | 8.5% | 8.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 7.9% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 7.9% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 8.7% | 11.1% | 6 |
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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 29,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 30,402 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 30,984 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women in parliament in Botswana?
- Share of women in parliament in Botswana was 9.0% in 2025, according to Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women in parliament recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of women in parliament recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2009.
- How does Botswana rank for share of women in parliament?
- Botswana ranks 174th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of women in parliament rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women in parliament. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of seats in lower or single chamber of the legislature held by women.