Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Americas
Americas: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 1,749 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
1,749
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
11th
of 42 groups
All-time high
1,749
in 2026
All-time low
1,587
in 2021
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Americas, 2021–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Americas recorded 1,749 for number of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
That places Americas 11th out of 42 groups with data for 2026, putting it in the top quarter.
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Americas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,587 | — |
| 2022 | 1,613 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 1,666 | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 1,621 | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 1,735 | +7.0% |
| 2026 | 1,749 | +0.8% |
Countries ranked near Americas
More gender data for Americas
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 203,628 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8849 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 879,461 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 879,461 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.848 % change on previous year (2030)
- Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 37.85 (2027)
- SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 2.12 (2025)
- SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 40.47 (2025)
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 35.5% (2026)
- Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 40.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Americas?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Americas was 1,749 in 2026, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 1,749 in 2026.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,587 in 2021.
- How does Americas rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Americas ranks 11th out of 42 groups with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).