Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Cuba
Cuba: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 57.2% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Cuba, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Cuba is 57.2%, measured in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Cuba peaked at 57.2% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 2000.
Cuba ranks 2nd of 210 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.6% | — |
| 2001 | 27.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 27.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 36.0% | +30.2% |
| 2004 | 36.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 36.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 36.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 36.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 43.2% | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 43.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 43.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 43.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 45.2% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 45.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 48.9% | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 48.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 48.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 48.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 48.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 53.2% | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 53.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 53.4% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 53.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 53.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 55.7% | +4.4% |
| 2025 | 55.7% | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 57.2% | +2.6% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 57.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.4%, 2.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 57.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.4%, 1.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.9% | 27.6% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.4% | 43.2% | 53.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.6% | 53.2% | 57.2% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More gender data for Cuba
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,458 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.33 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,243 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,243 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.1654 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 45,010 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 48,153 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 45,350 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 48,544 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 45,468 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Cuba?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Cuba was 57.2% 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 Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 57.2% in 2026.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 2000.
- How does Cuba rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Cuba ranks 2nd out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba 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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