Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) in Uganda
Uganda: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) was 34.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Uganda, 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 Uganda stood at 34.1%.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Uganda peaked at 35.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2000.
Uganda ranks 50th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 18.1% | — |
| 1998 | 18.1% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 17.9% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 17.8% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 24.7% | +38.7% |
| 2002 | 24.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 24.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 23.9% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 23.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 29.8% | +24.6% |
| 2007 | 30.7% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 30.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 31.5% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 31.3% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 35.0% | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 35.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 35.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 35.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 35.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 33.5% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 34.3% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 34.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 34.9% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 34.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 33.8% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 33.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 33.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 33.9% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 34.1% | +0.4% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 34.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 21.4%, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 34.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.3%, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) in Uganda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +38.7% | 17.8% | 24.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.1% | 17.9% | 18.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 26.2% | 17.8% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.3% | 31.3% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.0% | 33.8% | 34.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Uganda?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Uganda was 34.1% 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 35.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Uganda ranks 50th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.