Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Peru
Peru: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 41.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Peru, 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 Peru stood at 41.5%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 86.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Peru peaked at 41.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 1997.
That places Peru 23rd out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 10.8% | — |
| 1998 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 18.3% | +69.2% |
| 2002 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 29.2% | +59.1% |
| 2007 | 29.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 29.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 27.5% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 21.5% | -21.7% |
| 2012 | 21.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 21.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 22.3% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 27.7% | +24.1% |
| 2017 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 30.0% | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 26.2% | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 40.0% | +52.9% |
| 2022 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 38.8% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 38.5% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 41.5% | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.8% | 10.8% | 10.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 23.0% | 18.3% | 29.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 21.5% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.5% | 26.2% | 41.5% | 6 |
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More public sector data for Peru
- Arms imports 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.1169 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -81.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 74.97 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0088 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -22.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 2.57 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 17.19 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Peru?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Peru was 41.5% 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 41.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 1997.
- How does Peru rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Peru ranks 23rd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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.