Share of women in parliament ipu in Cuba
Cuba: Share of women in parliament ipu was 55.74 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
55.74
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
55.74
in 2023
All-time low
22.75
in 1997
Years of data
29
1997–2025
Share of women in parliament ipu in Cuba, 1997–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 55.74 for share of women in parliament ipu 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 ipu in Cuba peaked at 55.74 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.75, 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 ipu in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 22.75 | — |
| 1998 | 27.62 | +21.4% |
| 1999 | 27.62 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 27.62 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 27.62 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 27.62 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 35.96 | +30.2% |
| 2004 | 35.96 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 35.96 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 35.96 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 35.96 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 43.16 | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 43.16 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 43.16 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 45.22 | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 45.22 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 48.86 | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 48.86 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 48.86 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 48.86 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 48.86 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 53.22 | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 53.22 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 53.22 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 53.41 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 53.41 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 55.74 | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 55.74 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 55.74 | +0.0% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 55.74 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.82, 2.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 55.74 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 31.25, 1.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26 | 22.75 | 27.62 | 3 |
| 2000s | 34.9 | 27.62 | 43.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.43 | 43.16 | 53.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.55 | 53.22 | 55.74 | 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)
- Population 9,243 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,243 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.1654 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women in parliament ipu in Cuba?
- Share of women in parliament ipu in Cuba was 55.74 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women in parliament ipu recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 55.74 in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of women in parliament ipu recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.75 in 1997.
- How does Cuba rank for share of women in parliament ipu?
- Cuba ranks 2nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of women in parliament ipu 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 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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