Proportion of Seats Held by Women In National Parliaments rose 0% to 38.2% in Burundi in 2021, according to .
Historically, Proportion of Seats Held by Women In National Parliaments in Burundi reached an all time high of 38.2% in 2021 and an all time low of 5.98% in 1999. When compared to Burundi's main peers, Proportion of Seats Held by Women In National Parliaments in Rwanda amounted to 61.3%, 36.9% in Tanzania, 33.8% in Uganda and 12.8% in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2021.
Burundi has been ranked 34th within the group of 166 countries we follow in terms of Proportion of Seats Held by Women In National Parliaments, 5 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Proportion of Seats Held by Women In National Parliaments | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Angola | % | 36.8% | 36.8% | 30.5% | 30.5% | 30.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Burundi | % | 36.4% | 36.4% | 36.4% | 36.4% | 36.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7.19% | 8.57% | 8.57% | 8.57% | ||||||||||||
| Congo | % | ... | 7.35% | 7.35% | 11.3% | 11.3% | 11.3% | |||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8.94% | 8.94% | 8.94% | 8.94% | 10.0% | ||||||||||||
| Kenya | % | 19.7% | 19.7% | 21.8% | 21.8% | 21.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | % | ... | 39.6% | 39.6% | 39.6% | 39.6% | 41.2% | |||||||||||||||
| Rwanda | % | 63.8% | 63.8% | 61.3% | 61.3% | 61.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26.5% | 28.5% | 28.5% | 28.5% | 28.5% | ||||||
| Tanzania | % | ... | 36.0% | 36.6% | 37.2% | 37.2% | 36.9% | |||||||||||||||
| Uganda | % | 35.0% | 33.5% | 34.3% | 34.3% | 34.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | % | 12.7% | 18.0% | 18.0% | 18.0% | 18.0% |
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