Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Uganda

Women in parliament in Uganda in 2025 — 34.1%. Ranked 50 in the world out of 184. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 15.9 pp.

2025 34.1% +0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 50of 184
Period maximum 35%2011
Period minimum 17.8%2000

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Uganda, 1997–2025152025303519972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 18.1%1998: 18.1%1999: 17.9%2000: 17.8%2001: 24.7%2002: 24.7%2003: 24.7%2004: 23.9%2005: 23.9%2006: 29.8%2007: 30.7%2008: 30.7%2009: 31.5%2010: 31.3%2011: 35%2012: 35%2013: 35%2014: 35%2015: 35%2016: 33.5%2017: 34.3%2018: 34.3%2019: 34.9%2020: 34.9%2021: 33.8%2022: 33.8%2023: 33.8%2024: 33.9%2025: 34.1%
Change over the period: +15.9 pp Annual average: 0.57 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Uganda 34.1%
World 27.2%
Eastern Africa computed 29.5%
Low-income countries computed 23.5%
Women in parliament — Uganda, by year Uganda All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 34.1 +0.1 pp
2024 33.9 +0.1 pp
2023 33.8 +0 pp
2022 33.8 +0 pp
2021 33.8 −1 pp
2020 34.9 +0 pp
2019 34.9 +0.6 pp
2018 34.3 +0 pp
2017 34.3 +0.8 pp
2016 33.5 −1.5 pp
2015 35 +0 pp
2014 35 +0 pp
2013 35 +0 pp
2012 35 +0 pp
2011 35 +3.7 pp
2010 31.3 −0.2 pp
2009 31.5 +0.8 pp
2008 30.7 +0 pp
2007 30.7 +0.9 pp
2006 29.8 +5.9 pp
2005 23.9 +0 pp
2004 23.9 −0.7 pp
2003 24.7 +0 pp
2002 24.7 +0 pp
2001 24.7 +6.9 pp
2000 17.8 −0.1 pp
1999 17.9 −0.2 pp
1998 18.1 +0 pp
1997 18.1

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.