Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Paraguay

Women in parliament in Paraguay in 2025 — 23.8%. Ranked 104 in the world out of 184. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 21.3 pp.

2025 23.8% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 104of 184
Period maximum 23.8%2024
Period minimum 2.5%1997

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Paraguay, 1997–2025010203019972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 2.5%1999: 2.5%2000: 2.5%2001: 2.5%2002: 2.5%2003: 8.8%2004: 10%2005: 10%2006: 10%2007: 10%2008: 12.5%2009: 12.5%2010: 12.5%2011: 12.5%2012: 12.5%2013: 17.5%2014: 15%2015: 15%2016: 15%2017: 13.8%2018: 15%2019: 15%2020: 16.3%2021: 16.3%2022: 17.5%2023: 22.5%2024: 23.8%2025: 23.8%
Change over the period: +21.3 pp Annual average: 0.76 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Paraguay 23.8%
World 27.2%
South America computed 34.5%
Women in parliament — Paraguay, by year Paraguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 23.8 +0 pp
2024 23.8 +1.3 pp
2023 22.5 +5 pp
2022 17.5 +1.3 pp
2021 16.3 +0 pp
2020 16.3 +1.3 pp
2019 15 +0 pp
2018 15 +1.3 pp
2017 13.8 −1.3 pp
2016 15 +0 pp
2015 15 +0 pp
2014 15 −2.5 pp
2013 17.5 +5 pp
2012 12.5 +0 pp
2011 12.5 +0 pp
2010 12.5 +0 pp
2009 12.5 +0 pp
2008 12.5 +2.5 pp
2007 10 +0 pp
2006 10 +0 pp
2005 10 +0 pp
2004 10 +1.3 pp
2003 8.8 +6.3 pp
2002 2.5 +0 pp
2001 2.5 +0 pp
2000 2.5 +0 pp
1999 2.5
1997 2.5

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.