Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) was 0.5% in 2026. ▼ Falling
Latest (2026)
0.5%
Change on year
down 20.0%
World rank
47th
of 74 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2025
All-time low
0.5%
in 2026
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) in Uruguay, 2021–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in Uruguay stood at 0.5%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.0% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Uruguay ranks 47th of 74 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.6% | — |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -9.6% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | +11.1% |
| 2025 | 0.6% | +0.3% |
| 2026 | 0.5% | -20.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6%, 75% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6%, 77% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 44 Côte d'Ivoire 0.5% compare
- 44 Cote d'Ivoire 0.5% compare
- 46 Trinidad and Tobago 0.5% compare
- 48 Thailand 0.4% compare
- 49 Czechia 0.4% compare
- 50 Philippines 0.4% compare
More gender data for Uruguay
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 533.96 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.73 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,839 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,839 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4412 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 16,020 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 16,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 16,097 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 16,965 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 16,216 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in Uruguay?
- Ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in Uruguay was 0.5% in 2026, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2026.
- How does Uruguay rank for ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of)?
- Uruguay ranks 47th out of 74 countries with data for 2026.
- Is ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of women in parliament in the proportion of women in the national population with the age of eligibility as a lower bound boundary), Upper Chamber. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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