Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Uruguay
Uruguay: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 30 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Uruguay, 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 Uruguay is 30, measured in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 87.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Uruguay peaked at 30 in 2026 and was at its lowest, 11, in 2006.
Uruguay ranks 116th of 210 countries on this measure, 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 Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12 | — |
| 2001 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12 | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 14 | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 15 | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 12 | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13 | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16 | +23.1% |
| 2017 | 20 | +25.0% |
| 2018 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 22 | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 21 | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 24 | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 25 | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 26 | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 25 | -3.8% |
| 2025 | 28 | +12.0% |
| 2026 | 30 | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.8 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.7 | 12 | 22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.57 | 21 | 30 | 7 |
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More gender data for Uruguay
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 533.96 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.73 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,839 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,839 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4412 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 16,020 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 16,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 16,097 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 16,965 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 16,216 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Uruguay?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Uruguay was 30 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 30 in 2026.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 in 2006.
- How does Uruguay rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Uruguay ranks 116th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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