Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Peru
Peru: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 41.5% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Peru, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Peru recorded 41.5% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 86.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Peru peaked at 41.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 2000.
That places Peru 25th out of 210 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.8% | — |
| 2001 | 20.0% | +84.7% |
| 2002 | 18.3% | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 29.2% | +59.1% |
| 2008 | 29.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 29.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 27.5% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 21.5% | -21.7% |
| 2013 | 21.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 22.3% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 27.7% | +24.1% |
| 2018 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 30.0% | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 26.1% | -12.8% |
| 2022 | 40.0% | +53.0% |
| 2023 | 38.8% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 38.5% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 41.5% | +8.0% |
| 2026 | 41.5% | +0.0% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 41.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.4%, 1.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Peru's 41.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.4%, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Peru 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +84.7% | 10.8% | 20.0% |
| 2007 | +59.1% | 18.3% | 29.2% |
| 2022 | +53.0% | 26.1% | 40.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.0% | 10.8% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 21.5% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.6% | 26.1% | 41.5% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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 proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Peru?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Peru was 41.5% 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 41.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Peru ranks 25th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion 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 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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