Share of women in parliament ipu in Peru
Peru: Share of women in parliament ipu was 41.54 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
41.54
Change on year
up 8.0%
World rank
23rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
41.54
in 2025
All-time low
10.83
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2025
Share of women in parliament ipu in Peru, 1997–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Peru recorded 41.54 for share of women in parliament ipu in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 86.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in parliament ipu in Peru peaked at 41.54 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.83, in 1997.
Peru ranks 23rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Share of women in parliament ipu in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 10.83 | — |
| 1998 | 10.83 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10.83 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 18.33 | +69.2% |
| 2002 | 18.33 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 18.33 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 18.33 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 18.33 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 29.17 | +59.1% |
| 2007 | 29.17 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 29.17 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 27.5 | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 27.5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 21.54 | -21.7% |
| 2012 | 21.54 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 21.54 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 22.31 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 22.31 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 27.69 | +24.1% |
| 2017 | 27.69 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 27.69 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 30 | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 26.15 | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 40 | +52.9% |
| 2022 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 38.76 | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 38.46 | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 41.54 | +8.0% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 41.54 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.82, 1.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's 41.54 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 31.25, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.83 | 10.83 | 10.83 | 3 |
| 2000s | 22.96 | 18.33 | 29.17 | 9 |
| 2010s | 24.98 | 21.54 | 30 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.49 | 26.15 | 41.54 | 6 |
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 share of women in parliament ipu in Peru?
- Share of women in parliament ipu in Peru was 41.54 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women in parliament ipu recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 41.54 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of women in parliament ipu recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.83 in 1997.
- How does Peru rank for share of women in parliament ipu?
- Peru ranks 23rd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of women in parliament ipu rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.2%. 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 Share of women in parliament ipu. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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