Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Belize

Women in parliament in Belize in 2025 — 12.5%. Ranked 156 in the world out of 184. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 9.1 pp.

2025 12.5% −3.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 156of 184
Period maximum 15.6%2023
Period minimum 0%2008

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Belize, 1997–20250510152019972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 3.4%1998: 3.4%1999: 6.9%2000: 6.9%2001: 6.9%2002: 6.9%2003: 3.3%2004: 6.7%2005: 6.7%2006: 6.7%2007: 3.3%2008: 0%2009: 0%2010: 0%2011: 0%2012: 3.1%2013: 3.1%2014: 3.1%2015: 3.1%2016: 3.1%2017: 9.4%2018: 9.4%2019: 9.4%2020: 9.7%2021: 12.5%2022: 12.5%2023: 15.6%2024: 15.6%2025: 12.5%
Change over the period: +9.1 pp Annual average: 0.32 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Belize

Belize 12.5%
World 27.2%
Central America computed 33.7%
Women in parliament — Belize, by year Belize All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 12.5 −3.1 pp
2024 15.6 +0 pp
2023 15.6 +3.1 pp
2022 12.5 +0 pp
2021 12.5 +2.8 pp
2020 9.7 +0.3 pp
2019 9.4 +0 pp
2018 9.4 +0 pp
2017 9.4 +6.3 pp
2016 3.1 +0 pp
2015 3.1 +0 pp
2014 3.1 +0 pp
2013 3.1 +0 pp
2012 3.1 +3.1 pp
2011 0 +0 pp
2010 0 +0 pp
2009 0 +0 pp
2008 0 −3.3 pp
2007 3.3 −3.3 pp
2006 6.7 +0 pp
2005 6.7 +0 pp
2004 6.7 +3.3 pp
2003 3.3 −3.6 pp
2002 6.9 +0 pp
2001 6.9 +0 pp
2000 6.9 +0 pp
1999 6.9 +3.4 pp
1998 3.4 +0 pp
1997 3.4

Central America, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of seats held by women in the national parliament (in bicameral systems, in the lower or single chamber). Data of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. The indicator depends directly on the electoral system and on the presence of quotas: in countries with proportional representation and gender quotas the share is consistently higher.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.