Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Central America

Women in parliament in Central America in 2025 — 33.7%. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 22 pp.

2025 33.7% +0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 33.7%2025
Period minimum 11.2%2000

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Central America, 1997–202501020304019972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 11.7%1998: 12.4%1999: 12.5%2000: 11.2%2001: 11.4%2002: 14%2003: 14.5%2004: 15.8%2005: 18.2%2006: 18.5%2007: 18.8%2008: 18.4%2009: 17.8%2010: 17.9%2011: 20.7%2012: 23.3%2013: 23.8%2014: 25.3%2015: 26.3%2016: 26.8%2017: 28%2018: 29%2019: 30%2020: 30.9%2021: 31.9%2022: 32.3%2023: 32.7%2024: 33.7%2025: 33.7%
Change over the period: +22 pp Annual average: 0.79 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Central America 33.7%
World 27.2%
Women in parliament — Central America, by year Central America All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 33.7 +0.1 pp
2024 33.7 +0.9 pp
2023 32.7 +0.5 pp
2022 32.3 +0.4 pp
2021 31.9 +1 pp
2020 30.9 +0.8 pp
2019 30 +1.1 pp
2018 29 +1 pp
2017 28 +1.1 pp
2016 26.8 +0.5 pp
2015 26.3 +1 pp
2014 25.3 +1.4 pp
2013 23.8 +0.5 pp
2012 23.3 +2.6 pp
2011 20.7 +2.8 pp
2010 17.9 +0 pp
2009 17.8 −0.6 pp
2008 18.4 −0.4 pp
2007 18.8 +0.3 pp
2006 18.5 +0.3 pp
2005 18.2 +2.4 pp
2004 15.8 +1.3 pp
2003 14.5 +0.5 pp
2002 14 +2.6 pp
2001 11.4 +0.2 pp
2000 11.2 −1.3 pp
1999 12.5 +0.1 pp
1998 12.4 +0.7 pp
1997 11.7

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.