Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) in Mexico
Mexico: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) was 252 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mexico, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mexico is 252, measured in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mexico peaked at 252 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80, in 2001.
Mexico ranks 6th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 91 | — |
| 2001 | 80 | -12.1% |
| 2002 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 113 | +41.2% |
| 2005 | 113 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 121 | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 113 | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 116 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 116 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 138 | +19.0% |
| 2011 | 131 | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 131 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 184 | +40.5% |
| 2014 | 187 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 190 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 211 | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 213 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 213 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 241 | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 241 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 241 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 250 | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 250 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 252 | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 251 | -0.4% |
| 2026 | 252 | +0.4% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 252 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31, 8.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 252 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19, 13.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) in Mexico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +41.2% | 80 | 113 |
| 2013 | +40.5% | 131 | 184 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 102.3 | 80 | 121 | 10 |
| 2010s | 183.9 | 131 | 241 | 10 |
| 2020s | 248.14 | 241 | 252 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More gender data for Mexico
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 30,197 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9402 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 106,708 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 106,708 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 978,858 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.01 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 984,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.02 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 992,716 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mexico?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mexico was 252 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 252 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 80 in 2001.
- How does Mexico rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Mexico ranks 6th out of 212 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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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