Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Uruguay

Women in parliament in Uruguay in 2025 — 31.3%. Ranked 67 in the world out of 184. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 24.2 pp.

2025 31.3% +3 pp vs 2024
World rank 67of 184
Period maximum 31.3%2025
Period minimum 7.1%1997

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Uruguay, 1997–202501020304019972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 7.1%1998: 7.1%1999: 12.1%2000: 12.1%2001: 12.1%2002: 12.1%2003: 12.1%2004: 12.1%2005: 11.1%2006: 11.1%2007: 12.1%2008: 12.1%2009: 14.1%2010: 15.2%2011: 12.1%2012: 12.1%2013: 12.1%2014: 13.1%2015: 16.2%2016: 16.2%2017: 20.2%2018: 20.2%2019: 19.2%2020: 21.2%2021: 24.2%2022: 25.3%2023: 26.3%2024: 28.3%2025: 31.3%
Change over the period: +24.2 pp Annual average: 0.87 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Uruguay 31.3%
World 27.2%
South America computed 34.5%
High-income countries computed 30.1%
Women in parliament — Uruguay, by year Uruguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 31.3 +3 pp
2024 28.3 +2 pp
2023 26.3 +1 pp
2022 25.3 +1 pp
2021 24.2 +3 pp
2020 21.2 +2 pp
2019 19.2 −1 pp
2018 20.2 +0 pp
2017 20.2 +4 pp
2016 16.2 +0 pp
2015 16.2 +3 pp
2014 13.1 +1 pp
2013 12.1 +0 pp
2012 12.1 +0 pp
2011 12.1 −3 pp
2010 15.2 +1 pp
2009 14.1 +2 pp
2008 12.1 +0 pp
2007 12.1 +1 pp
2006 11.1 +0 pp
2005 11.1 −1 pp
2004 12.1 +0 pp
2003 12.1 +0 pp
2002 12.1 +0 pp
2001 12.1 +0 pp
2000 12.1 +0 pp
1999 12.1 +5.1 pp
1998 7.1 +0 pp
1997 7.1

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.