Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Mercosur

Women in parliament in Mercosur in 2025 — 33%. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 22.1 pp.

2025 33% +1.4 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 33%2025
Period minimum 8%1999

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Mercosur, 1997–202501020304019972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 11%1998: 13.8%1999: 8%2000: 11.7%2001: 8.2%2002: 14%2003: 15.7%2004: 16.7%2005: 16.6%2006: 16.4%2007: 17.6%2008: 18.1%2009: 19.2%2010: 20%2011: 19.2%2012: 19.2%2013: 20%2014: 25.5%2015: 23.5%2016: 26%2017: 27.2%2018: 28.4%2019: 28.5%2020: 27.8%2021: 29.3%2022: 30.3%2023: 31.1%2024: 31.6%2025: 33%
Change over the period: +22.1 pp Annual average: 0.79 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Mercosur 33%
World 27.2%
Women in parliament — Mercosur, by year Mercosur All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 33 +1.4 pp
2024 31.6 +0.5 pp
2023 31.1 +0.9 pp
2022 30.3 +1 pp
2021 29.3 +1.5 pp
2020 27.8 −0.7 pp
2019 28.5 +0 pp
2018 28.4 +1.3 pp
2017 27.2 +1.2 pp
2016 26 +2.5 pp
2015 23.5 −2 pp
2014 25.5 +5.5 pp
2013 20 +0.8 pp
2012 19.2 +0 pp
2011 19.2 −0.8 pp
2010 20 +0.8 pp
2009 19.2 +1.1 pp
2008 18.1 +0.5 pp
2007 17.6 +1.2 pp
2006 16.4 −0.2 pp
2005 16.6 −0.2 pp
2004 16.7 +1 pp
2003 15.7 +1.7 pp
2002 14 +5.8 pp
2001 8.2 −3.4 pp
2000 11.7 +3.7 pp
1999 8 −5.8 pp
1998 13.8 +2.8 pp
1997 11

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.