Share of women in parliament ipu in Uganda
Uganda: Share of women in parliament ipu was 34.05 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of women in parliament ipu in Uganda, 1997–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 34.05 for share of women in parliament ipu in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in parliament ipu in Uganda peaked at 34.97 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 17.79, in 2000.
Uganda ranks 50th 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 18.12 | — |
| 1998 | 18.12 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 17.92 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 17.79 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 24.67 | +38.7% |
| 2002 | 24.67 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 24.67 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 23.93 | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 23.93 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 29.82 | +24.6% |
| 2007 | 30.72 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 30.72 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 31.48 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 31.29 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 34.97 | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 34.97 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 34.97 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 34.97 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 34.97 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 33.49 | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 34.3 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 34.3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 34.86 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 34.86 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 33.81 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 33.81 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 33.81 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 33.93 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 34.05 | +0.4% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 34.05 is above the median for low income countries, which is 21.43, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 34.05 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.34, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of women in parliament ipu in Uganda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +38.7% | 17.79 | 24.67 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.05 | 17.92 | 18.12 | 3 |
| 2000s | 26.24 | 17.79 | 31.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.31 | 31.29 | 34.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.05 | 33.81 | 34.86 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More gender data for Uganda
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 23,854 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.35 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 34,459 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 34,459 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.21 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 832,544 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 852,069 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 821,106 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 839,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 810,014 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women in parliament ipu in Uganda?
- Share of women in parliament ipu in Uganda was 34.05 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women in parliament ipu recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 34.97 in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of women in parliament ipu recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.79 in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for share of women in parliament ipu?
- Uganda ranks 50th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of women in parliament ipu rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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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