Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Brazil
Brazil: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 17.1% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Brazil, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Brazil stood at 17.1%.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and up 72.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Brazil peaked at 18.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2000.
That places Brazil 154th 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.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.7% | — |
| 2001 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | +20.7% |
| 2003 | 8.6% | +25.8% |
| 2004 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8.8% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.8% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 10.7% | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 15.0% | +40.0% |
| 2020 | 14.6% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 15.2% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 14.8% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 17.7% | +19.8% |
| 2024 | 17.5% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 18.1% | +3.4% |
| 2026 | 17.1% | -5.4% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 17.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.4%, 68% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 17.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.4%, 56% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 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% | 10.7% | 15.0% |
| 2003 | +25.8% | 6.8% | 8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9% | 5.7% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 8.6% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 14.6% | 18.1% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 151 Mauritius 17.9% compare
- 152 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 17.6% compare
- 153 Kazakhstan 17.4% compare
- 155 Georgia 16.8% compare
- 156 Libya 16.5% compare
- 157 Madagascar 15.9% 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 proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Brazil?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Brazil was 17.1% in 2026, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Brazil ranks 154th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion 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 Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (% of total number of seats). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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