Women in parliament in Burkina Faso

18.3%

% of lower/single chamber seats · 2025

131st highest of 184 countries

In 2015: 9.4%

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Nearby in the ranking

  1. Somalia 19.0%
  2. Bahamas 18.4%
  3. Kazakhstan 18.4%
  4. Burkina Faso 18.3%
  5. Comoros 18.2%
  6. Brazil 18.1%
  7. Mauritius 17.9%

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About the data

Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.

Unit
% of lower/single chamber seats
Years
1997–2025
Data as of
2026-09-28
Source
World Bank
License
CC BY 4.0
Credit
World Bank, World Development Indicators (SG.GEN.PARL.ZS), CC BY 4.0