Share of women in parliament in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Share of women in parliament was 18.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of women in parliament in Burkina Faso, 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
The most recent figure for share of women in parliament in Burkina Faso is 18.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 93.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in parliament in Burkina Faso peaked at 18.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2020.
Burkina Faso ranks 136th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Share of women in parliament in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 9.0% | — |
| 1998 | 8.1% | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 11.7% | +44.4% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 15.3% | +30.8% |
| 2008 | 15.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 15.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15.7% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 15.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | -40.0% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11.0% | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13.4% | +21.4% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | -52.9% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 16.9% | +168.3% |
| 2023 | 16.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 18.3% | +8.3% |
| 2025 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 18.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 21.4%, 85% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 18.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.3%, 78% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.4% | 8.1% | 9.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 8.1% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 9.4% | 15.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 6.3% | 18.3% | 6 |
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 share of women in parliament in Burkina Faso?
- Share of women in parliament in Burkina Faso was 18.3% 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 Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women in parliament recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2020.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share of women in parliament?
- Burkina Faso ranks 136th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of women in parliament rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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.