Share of women in parliament in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of women in parliament was 31.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of women in parliament in Uruguay, 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
The most recent figure for share of women in parliament in Uruguay is 31.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.7% on the previous year and up 93.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in parliament in Uruguay peaked at 31.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 1997.
Uruguay ranks 68th 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 Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 7.1% | — |
| 1998 | 7.1% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 12.1% | +71.4% |
| 2000 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11.1% | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14.1% | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 12.1% | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13.1% | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | +23.1% |
| 2016 | 16.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20.2% | +25.0% |
| 2018 | 20.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 19.2% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 21.2% | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 24.2% | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 25.3% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 26.3% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 28.3% | +7.7% |
| 2025 | 31.3% | +10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.8% | 7.1% | 12.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 11.1% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 12.1% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.1% | 21.2% | 31.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More gender data for Uruguay
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 533.96 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.73 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 16,020 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 16,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 16,097 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 16,965 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 16,216 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 17,097 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 16,390 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 17,268 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women in parliament in Uruguay?
- Share of women in parliament in Uruguay was 31.3% 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of women in parliament recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 1997.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of women in parliament?
- Uruguay ranks 68th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of women in parliament rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.