Current number of seats in national parliaments in Americas
Americas: Current number of seats in national parliaments was 4,929 in 2026. ▬ Flat
Latest (2026)
4,929
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
7th
of 32 groups
All-time high
4,929
in 2026
All-time low
4,659
in 2024
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Current number of seats in national parliaments in Americas, 2021–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, current number of seats in national parliaments in Americas stood at 4,929. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Americas ranks 7th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Current number of seats in national parliaments in Americas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4,922 | — |
| 2022 | 4,754 | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 4,774 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 4,659 | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 4,912 | +5.4% |
| 2026 | 4,929 | +0.3% |
Countries ranked near Americas
More development goals data for Americas
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 661.79 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,134 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 464 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 444 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 197 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 516 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 682 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 705 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 8.02 (2024)
- Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material 20.69 billion (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current number of seats in national parliaments in Americas?
- Current number of seats in national parliaments in Americas was 4,929 in 2026, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest current number of seats in national parliaments recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 4,929 in 2026.
- What is the lowest current number of seats in national parliaments recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,659 in 2024.
- How does Americas rank for current number of seats in national parliaments?
- Americas ranks 7th out of 32 groups with data for 2026.
- Is current number of seats in national parliaments rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Current number of seats in national parliaments (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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