Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Uruguay
Uruguay: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 31.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Uruguay, 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 Uruguay stood at 31.3%. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.7% on the previous year and up 93.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Uruguay peaked at 31.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 1997.
That places Uruguay 68th 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 Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 7.1% | — |
| 1998 | 7.1% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 12.1% | +71.4% |
| 2000 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11.1% | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14.1% | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 12.1% | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13.1% | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | +23.1% |
| 2016 | 16.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20.2% | +25.0% |
| 2018 | 20.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 19.2% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 21.2% | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 24.2% | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 25.3% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 26.3% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 28.3% | +7.7% |
| 2025 | 31.3% | +10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.8% | 7.1% | 12.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 11.1% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 12.1% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.1% | 21.2% | 31.3% | 6 |
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More public sector data for Uruguay
- Arms imports 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.95 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 133.33 % change on previous year (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 512.83 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0211 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 14.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.74 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 40 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Uruguay?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Uruguay was 31.3% 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 1997.
- How does Uruguay rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Uruguay ranks 68th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.