Share of women in parliament ipu in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of women in parliament ipu was 31.31 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of women in parliament ipu in Uruguay, 1997–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women in parliament ipu in Uruguay is 31.31, 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 ipu in Uruguay peaked at 31.31 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.07, 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 ipu in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 7.07 | — |
| 1998 | 7.07 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 12.12 | +71.4% |
| 2000 | 12.12 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 12.12 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12.12 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12.12 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12.12 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11.11 | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 11.11 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12.12 | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 12.12 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14.14 | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 15.15 | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 12.12 | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 12.12 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12.12 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13.13 | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 16.16 | +23.1% |
| 2016 | 16.16 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20.2 | +25.0% |
| 2018 | 20.2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 19.19 | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 21.21 | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 24.24 | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 25.25 | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 26.26 | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 28.28 | +7.7% |
| 2025 | 31.31 | +10.7% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 31.31 is above the median for high income countries, which is 31.28, 1.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 31.31 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 31.25, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of women in parliament ipu in Uruguay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +71.4% | 7.07 | 12.12 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.75 | 7.07 | 12.12 | 3 |
| 2000s | 12.12 | 11.11 | 14.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.66 | 12.12 | 20.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.09 | 21.21 | 31.31 | 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)
- Population 2,839 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,839 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4412 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women in parliament ipu in Uruguay?
- Share of women in parliament ipu in Uruguay was 31.31 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women in parliament ipu recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 31.31 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of women in parliament ipu recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.07 in 1997.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of women in parliament ipu?
- Uruguay ranks 68th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of women in parliament ipu 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 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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