Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Uganda
Uganda: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 34.0% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Uganda, 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 Uganda is 34.0%, measured in 2026.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Uganda peaked at 35.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2001.
Uganda ranks 56th 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.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.9% | — |
| 2001 | 17.8% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 24.7% | +38.7% |
| 2003 | 24.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 24.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 23.9% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 23.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 29.8% | +24.6% |
| 2008 | 30.7% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 30.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 31.5% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 31.3% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 35.0% | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 35.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 35.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 35.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 35.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 34.3% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 34.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 34.9% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 34.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 34.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 33.8% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 33.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 33.9% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 34.0% | +0.4% |
| 2026 | 34.0% | -0.2% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 34.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 22.0%, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 34.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.0%, 1.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Uganda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +38.7% | 17.8% | 24.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.9% | 17.8% | 30.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.1% | 31.3% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.2% | 33.8% | 34.9% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More gender data for Uganda
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 23,854 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.35 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 34,459 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 34,459 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.21 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 832,544 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 852,069 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 821,106 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 839,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 810,014 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Uganda?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Uganda was 34.0% 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 35.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2001.
- How does Uganda rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Uganda ranks 56th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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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