Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Argentina
Argentina: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 41.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Argentina, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Argentina stood at 41.2%.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Argentina peaked at 44.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 26.5%, in 2000.
Argentina ranks 25th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 27.6% | — |
| 1998 | 27.6% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 26.5% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 30.7% | +16.2% |
| 2003 | 30.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 33.7% | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 36.2% | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 35.0% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 40.0% | +14.2% |
| 2008 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 38.5% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 38.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 37.4% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 37.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 36.6% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 36.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 35.8% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 38.1% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 38.9% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 40.2% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 40.9% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 44.7% | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 44.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 43.2% | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 42.4% | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 41.2% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.6% | 27.6% | 27.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 34.6% | 26.5% | 40.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 35.8% | 40.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 42.9% | 40.9% | 44.7% | 6 |
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More public sector data for Argentina
- Arms imports 43.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.941 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 104.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 43.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 91.42 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0065 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -14.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 4.18 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 7.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Argentina?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Argentina was 41.2% in 2025, according to Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
- What is the highest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 44.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.5% in 2000.
- How does Argentina rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Argentina ranks 25th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), published as part of Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.