Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio) … Unicameral in Brazil
Brazil: Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio) … Unicameral was 0.3% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
0.3%
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
136th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2025
All-time low
0.3%
in 2022
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) in Brazil, 2021–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 0.3% for ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in 2026.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
That places Brazil 136th out of 185 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio) … Unicameral in Brazil, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.3% | — |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +19.8% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.4% | +3.6% |
| 2026 | 0.3% | -5.4% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 68% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6%, 56% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 133 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.3% compare
- 134 Bahamas 0.3% compare
- 135 Libya 0.3% compare
- 137 Kazakhstan 0.3% compare
- 138 Russian Federation 0.3% compare
- 138 Russia 0.3% compare
More gender data for Brazil
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 38,780 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.39 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 177,295 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 177,295 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.6283 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.29 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.25 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.30 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.26 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in Brazil?
- Ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in Brazil was 0.3% 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2022.
- How does Brazil rank for ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of)?
- Brazil ranks 136th out of 185 countries with data for 2026.
- Is ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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), Lower Chamber or Unicameral. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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