Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Peru
Peru: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 54 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Peru, 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 Peru is 54, measured in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 86.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Peru peaked at 54 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13, in 2000.
That places Peru 76th out of 210 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13 | — |
| 2001 | 24 | +84.6% |
| 2002 | 22 | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 35 | +59.1% |
| 2008 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 33 | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 28 | -15.2% |
| 2013 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 29 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 36 | +24.1% |
| 2018 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 39 | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 34 | -12.8% |
| 2022 | 52 | +52.9% |
| 2023 | 50 | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 54 | +8.0% |
| 2026 | 54 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.2 | 13 | 35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32 | 28 | 39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.57 | 34 | 54 | 7 |
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More gender data for Peru
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,988 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.3909 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 28,205 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 28,205 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 261,493 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 271,554 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 262,030 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 271,974 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 262,425 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Peru?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Peru was 54 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 54 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Peru ranks 76th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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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