Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Panama

Women in parliament in Panama in 2025 — 21.7%. Ranked 112 in the world out of 184. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 12 pp.

2025 21.7% +0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 112of 184
Period maximum 22.5%2020
Period minimum 8.5%2009

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Panama, 1997–202551015202519972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 9.7%1998: 9.7%2000: 9.9%2001: 9.9%2002: 9.9%2003: 9.9%2004: 16.7%2005: 16.7%2006: 16.7%2007: 16.7%2008: 16.7%2009: 8.5%2010: 8.5%2011: 8.5%2012: 8.5%2013: 8.5%2014: 19.3%2015: 18.3%2016: 18.3%2017: 18.3%2018: 18.3%2019: 21.1%2020: 22.5%2021: 22.5%2022: 22.5%2023: 22.5%2024: 21.4%2025: 21.7%
Change over the period: +12 pp Annual average: 0.43 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Panama 21.7%
World 27.2%
Central America computed 33.7%
High-income countries computed 30.1%
Women in parliament — Panama, by year Panama All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 21.7 +0.3 pp
2024 21.4 −1.1 pp
2023 22.5 +0 pp
2022 22.5 +0 pp
2021 22.5 +0 pp
2020 22.5 +1.4 pp
2019 21.1 +2.8 pp
2018 18.3 +0 pp
2017 18.3 +0 pp
2016 18.3 +0 pp
2015 18.3 −1 pp
2014 19.3 +10.8 pp
2013 8.5 +0 pp
2012 8.5 +0 pp
2011 8.5 +0 pp
2010 8.5 +0 pp
2009 8.5 −8.2 pp
2008 16.7 +0 pp
2007 16.7 +0 pp
2006 16.7 +0 pp
2005 16.7 +0 pp
2004 16.7 +6.8 pp
2003 9.9 +0 pp
2002 9.9 +0 pp
2001 9.9 +0 pp
2000 9.9
1998 9.7 +0 pp
1997 9.7

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.