Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Cuba
Cuba: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 55.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Cuba, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Cuba is 55.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Cuba peaked at 55.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.8%, in 1997.
That places Cuba 2nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Cuba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 22.8% | — |
| 1998 | 27.6% | +21.4% |
| 1999 | 27.6% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 27.6% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 27.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 27.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 36.0% | +30.2% |
| 2004 | 36.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 36.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 36.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 36.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 43.2% | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 43.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 43.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 45.2% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 45.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 48.9% | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 48.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 48.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 48.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 48.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 53.2% | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 53.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 53.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 53.4% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 53.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 55.7% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 55.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 55.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.0% | 22.8% | 27.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 34.9% | 27.6% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.4% | 43.2% | 53.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.5% | 53.2% | 55.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More public sector data for Cuba
- Arms imports 8.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2004)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.7118 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2004)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2004)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -5.92 % change on previous year (1991)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 8.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2004)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 11.46 current USD per person (2018)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0013 current USD per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.94 % change on previous year (2018)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 128.61 million current USD (2018)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 75.18 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2004)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Cuba?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Cuba was 55.7% 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 Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 55.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.8% in 1997.
- How does Cuba rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Cuba ranks 2nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba 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.