Share of women in parliament in Brazil
Brazil: Share of women in parliament was 18.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of women in parliament in Brazil, 1997–2025
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 18.1% for share of women in parliament 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 in Brazil peaked at 18.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, 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 in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 6.6% | — |
| 1998 | 6.6% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5.7% | -14.7% |
| 2000 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6.8% | +20.7% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 8.6% | +37.5% |
| 2004 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 9.0% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | +15.9% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10.7% | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | +40.0% |
| 2019 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14.6% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 15.2% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 17.7% | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 17.5% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 17.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 18.1% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.3% | 5.7% | 6.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 5.7% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 8.6% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 14.6% | 18.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 135 Kazakhstan 18.4% compare
- 136 Burkina Faso 18.3% compare
- 137 Comoros 18.2% compare
- 139 Mauritius 17.9% compare
- 140 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 17.6% compare
- 141 Pakistan 17.0% 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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1.31 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.28 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.33 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women in parliament in Brazil?
- Share of women in parliament in Brazil was 18.1% in 2025, according to Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women in parliament recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of women in parliament recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 1999.
- How does Brazil rank for share of women in parliament?
- Brazil ranks 138th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of women in parliament 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 Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women in parliament. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of seats in lower or single chamber of the legislature held by women.