Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Latin America & Caribbean

Women in parliament in Latin America & Caribbean in 2025 — 36.6%. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 23.4 pp.

2025 36.6% +0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 36.6%2025
Period minimum 13.1%1997

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Latin America & Caribbean, 1997–20251020304019972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 13.1%1998: 15.4%1999: 14.3%2000: 15.2%2001: 14.4%2002: 16.1%2003: 18.5%2004: 19%2005: 20.2%2006: 20.3%2007: 21.1%2008: 22.2%2009: 22.7%2010: 23%2011: 23%2012: 24.5%2013: 25.8%2014: 27.5%2015: 27.9%2016: 28.8%2017: 29.7%2018: 31.2%2019: 31.7%2020: 32.8%2021: 34.4%2022: 35.7%2023: 35.7%2024: 36.5%2025: 36.6%
Change over the period: +23.4 pp Annual average: 0.84 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latin America & Caribbean

Latin America & Caribbean 36.6%
World 27.2%
Women in parliament — Latin America & Caribbean, by year Latin America & Caribbean All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 36.6 +0.1 pp
2024 36.5 +0.8 pp
2023 35.7 −0 pp
2022 35.7 +1.3 pp
2021 34.4 +1.7 pp
2020 32.8 +1.1 pp
2019 31.7 +0.5 pp
2018 31.2 +1.5 pp
2017 29.7 +0.9 pp
2016 28.8 +0.9 pp
2015 27.9 +0.4 pp
2014 27.5 +1.7 pp
2013 25.8 +1.3 pp
2012 24.5 +1.5 pp
2011 23 +0 pp
2010 23 +0.3 pp
2009 22.7 +0.5 pp
2008 22.2 +1.1 pp
2007 21.1 +0.8 pp
2006 20.3 +0.1 pp
2005 20.2 +1.2 pp
2004 19 +0.5 pp
2003 18.5 +2.4 pp
2002 16.1 +1.7 pp
2001 14.4 −0.8 pp
2000 15.2 +0.8 pp
1999 14.3 −1 pp
1998 15.4 +2.2 pp
1997 13.1

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.