Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) in Brazil
Brazil: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) was 18.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Brazil, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 18.1% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 82.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Brazil peaked at 18.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 1999.
That places Brazil 138th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 6.6% | — |
| 1998 | 6.6% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5.7% | -14.7% |
| 2000 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6.8% | +20.7% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 8.6% | +37.5% |
| 2004 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 9.0% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | +15.9% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10.7% | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | +40.0% |
| 2019 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14.6% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 15.2% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 17.7% | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 17.5% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 17.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 18.1% | +3.3% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 18.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.8%, 79% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 18.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 31.2%, 58% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +40.0% | 10.7% | 15.0% |
| 2003 | +37.5% | 6.2% | 8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.3% | 5.7% | 6.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 5.7% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 8.6% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 14.6% | 18.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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More public sector data for Brazil
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 462.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 135.13 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Brazil?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Brazil was 18.1% 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 1999.
- How does Brazil rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Brazil ranks 138th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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.