Share of women in parliament in Cuba
Cuba: Share of women in parliament was 55.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of women in parliament in Cuba, 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
Cuba recorded 55.7% for share of women in parliament in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in parliament in Cuba peaked at 55.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.8%, in 1997.
Cuba ranks 2nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Share of women in parliament in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 22.8% | — |
| 1998 | 27.6% | +21.4% |
| 1999 | 27.6% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 27.6% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 27.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 27.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 36.0% | +30.2% |
| 2004 | 36.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 36.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 36.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 36.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 43.2% | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 43.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 43.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 45.2% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 45.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 48.9% | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 48.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 48.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 48.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 48.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 53.2% | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 53.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 53.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 53.4% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 53.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 55.7% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 55.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 55.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.0% | 22.8% | 27.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 34.9% | 27.6% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.4% | 43.2% | 53.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.5% | 53.2% | 55.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More gender data for Cuba
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,458 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.33 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 45,010 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 48,153 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 45,350 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 48,544 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 45,468 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 48,692 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 45,801 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 49,102 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women in parliament in Cuba?
- Share of women in parliament in Cuba was 55.7% 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 Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 55.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of women in parliament recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.8% in 1997.
- How does Cuba rank for share of women in parliament?
- Cuba ranks 2nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of women in parliament rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba 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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Percentage of seats in lower or single chamber of the legislature held by women.