Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) in Mexico
Mexico: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) was 50.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mexico, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 50.2% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mexico peaked at 50.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 1997.
That places Mexico 5th 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 Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 14.2% | — |
| 1998 | 17.4% | +22.5% |
| 1999 | 18.2% | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 16.0% | -12.1% |
| 2001 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 22.6% | +41.3% |
| 2004 | 22.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 24.2% | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 22.6% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 23.2% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 23.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 27.6% | +19.0% |
| 2010 | 26.2% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 36.8% | +40.5% |
| 2013 | 36.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 37.4% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 42.4% | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 42.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 42.6% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 48.2% | +13.1% |
| 2019 | 48.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 48.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 50.0% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 50.2% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 50.2% | +0.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 50.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.8%, 2.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 50.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 31.2%, 1.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) in Mexico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +41.3% | 16.0% | 22.6% |
| 2012 | +40.5% | 26.2% | 36.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.6% | 14.2% | 18.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 16.0% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.7% | 26.2% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.8% | 48.2% | 50.2% | 6 |
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- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mexico?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mexico was 50.2% 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 50.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 1997.
- How does Mexico rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Mexico ranks 5th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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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Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.