Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Peru
Peru: Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament was 0.82 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
0.82
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
21st
of 171 countries
All-time high
0.82
in 2025
All-time low
0.52
in 2021
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Peru, 2021–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.82 for representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in 2026. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 57.7% over ten years.
Peru ranks 21st of 171 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.52 | — |
| 2022 | 0.8 | +53.8% |
| 2023 | 0.76 | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 0.75 | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 0.82 | +9.3% |
| 2026 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.82 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.485, 1.7× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.82 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.59, 1.4× the median. (29 countries reporting)
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 representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Peru?
- Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Peru was 0.82 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.82 in 2025.
- What is the lowest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.52 in 2021.
- How does Peru rank for representation of women in lower chamber of parliament?
- Peru ranks 21st out of 171 countries with data for 2026.
- Is representation of women in lower chamber of parliament rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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