Share of women in parliament ipu in Brazil
Brazil: Share of women in parliament ipu was 18.13 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of women in parliament ipu in Brazil, 1997–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 18.13 for share of women in parliament ipu in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 82.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in parliament ipu in Brazil peaked at 18.13 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.65, in 1999.
Brazil ranks 138th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Share of women in parliament ipu in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 6.63 | — |
| 1998 | 6.63 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5.65 | -14.7% |
| 2000 | 5.65 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6.82 | +20.7% |
| 2002 | 6.24 | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 8.58 | +37.5% |
| 2004 | 8.58 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.58 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8.77 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 8.97 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 8.97 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.77 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 8.58 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 8.58 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8.58 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8.58 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.94 | +15.9% |
| 2015 | 9.94 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9.94 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10.72 | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 15.01 | +40.0% |
| 2019 | 15.01 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14.62 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 15.2 | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 17.74 | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 17.54 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 17.54 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 18.13 | +3.3% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 18.13 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.82, 79% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 18.13 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 31.25, 58% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of women in parliament ipu in Brazil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +40.0% | 10.72 | 15.01 |
| 2003 | +37.5% | 6.24 | 8.58 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.3 | 5.65 | 6.63 | 3 |
| 2000s | 7.99 | 5.65 | 8.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.49 | 8.58 | 15.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.8 | 14.62 | 18.13 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 135 Kazakhstan 18.37 compare
- 136 Burkina Faso 18.31 compare
- 137 Comoros 18.18 compare
- 139 Mauritius 17.91 compare
- 140 North Korea 17.61 compare
- 141 Pakistan 17.04 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 share of women in parliament ipu in Brazil?
- Share of women in parliament ipu in Brazil was 18.13 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women in parliament ipu recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 18.13 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of women in parliament ipu recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.65 in 1999.
- How does Brazil rank for share of women in parliament ipu?
- Brazil ranks 138th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of women in parliament ipu rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women in parliament ipu. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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