Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) in Brazil
Brazil: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) was 88 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Brazil, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Brazil stood at 88.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and up 72.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Brazil peaked at 93 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 29, in 2000.
Brazil ranks 40th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29 | — |
| 2001 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 35 | +20.7% |
| 2003 | 44 | +25.7% |
| 2004 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 45 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 46 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 45 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 44 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 46 | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 51 | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 55 | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 55 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 77 | +40.0% |
| 2020 | 75 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 78 | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 76 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 91 | +19.7% |
| 2024 | 90 | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 93 | +3.3% |
| 2026 | 88 | -5.4% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 88 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31, 2.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 88 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19, 4.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +40.0% | 55 | 77 |
| 2003 | +25.7% | 35 | 44 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.6 | 29 | 46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.5 | 44 | 77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.43 | 75 | 93 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 38 Philippines 90 compare
- 39 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 89 compare
- 41 Iraq 84 compare
- 41 Portugal 84 compare
- 41 Zimbabwe 84 compare
More gender data for Brazil
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 38,780 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.39 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 177,295 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 177,295 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.6283 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.29 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.25 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.30 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.26 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Brazil?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Brazil was 88 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 93 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 29 in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Brazil ranks 40th out of 212 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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.
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