Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Brazil

Women in parliament in Brazil in 2025 — 18.1%. Ranked 133 in the world out of 184. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 11.5 pp.

2025 18.1% +0.6 pp vs 2024
World rank 133of 184
Period maximum 18.1%2025
Period minimum 5.7%1999

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Brazil, 1997–20250510152019972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 6.6%1998: 6.6%1999: 5.7%2000: 5.7%2001: 6.8%2002: 6.2%2003: 8.6%2004: 8.6%2005: 8.6%2006: 8.8%2007: 9%2008: 9%2009: 8.8%2010: 8.6%2011: 8.6%2012: 8.6%2013: 8.6%2014: 9.9%2015: 9.9%2016: 9.9%2017: 10.7%2018: 15%2019: 15%2020: 14.6%2021: 15.2%2022: 17.7%2023: 17.5%2024: 17.5%2025: 18.1%
Change over the period: +11.5 pp Annual average: 0.41 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Brazil

Brazil 18.1%
World 27.2%
South America computed 34.5%
Women in parliament — Brazil, by year Brazil All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 18.1 +0.6 pp
2024 17.5 +0 pp
2023 17.5 −0.2 pp
2022 17.7 +2.5 pp
2021 15.2 +0.6 pp
2020 14.6 −0.4 pp
2019 15 +0 pp
2018 15 +4.3 pp
2017 10.7 +0.8 pp
2016 9.9 +0 pp
2015 9.9 +0 pp
2014 9.9 +1.4 pp
2013 8.6 +0 pp
2012 8.6 +0 pp
2011 8.6 +0 pp
2010 8.6 −0.2 pp
2009 8.8 −0.2 pp
2008 9 +0 pp
2007 9 +0.2 pp
2006 8.8 +0.2 pp
2005 8.6 +0 pp
2004 8.6 +0 pp
2003 8.6 +2.3 pp
2002 6.2 −0.6 pp
2001 6.8 +1.2 pp
2000 5.7 +0 pp
1999 5.7 −1 pp
1998 6.6 +0 pp
1997 6.6

About the indicator

The share of seats held by women in the national parliament (in bicameral systems, in the lower or single chamber). Data of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. The indicator depends directly on the electoral system and on the presence of quotas: in countries with proportional representation and gender quotas the share is consistently higher.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.