Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mexico
Mexico: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 50.4% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion 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 proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mexico is 50.4%, 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 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mexico peaked at 50.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2001.
That places Mexico 5th out of 210 countries with data for 2026, putting it 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 Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.2% | — |
| 2001 | 16.0% | -12.1% |
| 2002 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 22.6% | +41.3% |
| 2005 | 22.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 24.2% | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 22.6% | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 23.2% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 23.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 27.6% | +19.0% |
| 2011 | 26.2% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 36.8% | +40.5% |
| 2014 | 37.4% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 38.0% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 42.4% | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 42.6% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 42.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 48.2% | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 48.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 48.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 50.0% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 50.4% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 50.2% | -0.4% |
| 2026 | 50.4% | +0.4% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 50.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.4%, 2.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 50.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.4%, 1.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 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 | +41.3% | 16.0% | 22.6% |
| 2013 | +40.5% | 26.2% | 36.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.5% | 16.0% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.8% | 26.2% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.6% | 48.2% | 50.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 2 Cuba 57.2% compare
- 3 Nicaragua 55.0% compare
- 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 50.8% compare
- 6 Andorra 50.0% compare
- 6 United Arab Emirates 50.0% compare
- 8 Costa Rica 49.1% compare
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 proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mexico?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mexico was 50.4% 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 50.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2001.
- How does Mexico rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Mexico ranks 5th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. 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 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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