Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Nicaragua

Women in parliament in Nicaragua in 2025 — 54.9%. Ranked 3 in the world out of 184. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 44.2 pp.

2025 54.9% +1.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 3of 184
Period maximum 54.9%2025
Period minimum 9.7%1999

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Nicaragua, 1997–2025020406019972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 10.8%1998: 10.8%1999: 9.7%2000: 9.7%2002: 20.7%2003: 20.7%2004: 20.7%2005: 20.7%2006: 15.2%2007: 18.5%2008: 18.5%2009: 20.7%2010: 20.7%2011: 40.2%2012: 40.2%2013: 40.2%2014: 42.4%2015: 41.3%2016: 45.7%2017: 45.7%2018: 45.7%2019: 44.6%2020: 47.3%2021: 50.5%2022: 51.6%2023: 51.6%2024: 53.8%2025: 54.9%
Change over the period: +44.2 pp Annual average: 1.58 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Nicaragua 54.9%
World 27.2%
Central America computed 33.7%
Women in parliament — Nicaragua, by year Nicaragua All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 54.9 +1.1 pp
2024 53.8 +2.2 pp
2023 51.6 +0 pp
2022 51.6 +1.1 pp
2021 50.5 +3.3 pp
2020 47.3 +2.7 pp
2019 44.6 −1.1 pp
2018 45.7 +0 pp
2017 45.7 +0 pp
2016 45.7 +4.3 pp
2015 41.3 −1.1 pp
2014 42.4 +2.2 pp
2013 40.2 +0 pp
2012 40.2 +0 pp
2011 40.2 +19.6 pp
2010 20.7 +0 pp
2009 20.7 +2.2 pp
2008 18.5 +0 pp
2007 18.5 +3.3 pp
2006 15.2 −5.4 pp
2005 20.7 +0 pp
2004 20.7 +0 pp
2003 20.7 +0 pp
2002 20.7
2000 9.7 +0 pp
1999 9.7 −1.1 pp
1998 10.8 +0 pp
1997 10.8

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.