Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Venezuela

Women in parliament in Venezuela in 2025 — 32.1%. Ranked 62 in the world out of 184. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 26.2 pp.

2025 32.1% +10 pp vs 2021
World rank 62of 184
Period maximum 32.1%2025
Period minimum 5.9%1997

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Venezuela, 1997–202501020304019972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 5.9%1998: 5.9%1999: 12.1%2001: 9.7%2002: 9.7%2003: 9.7%2004: 9.7%2005: 17.4%2006: 18%2007: 18.6%2008: 18.6%2009: 17.5%2010: 17%2011: 17%2012: 17%2013: 17%2014: 17%2015: 17%2016: 14.4%2017: 22.2%2018: 22.2%2019: 22.2%2020: 22.2%2021: 22.2%2025: 32.1%
Change over the period: +26.2 pp Annual average: 0.94 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Venezuela 32.1%
World 27.2%
South America computed 34.5%
Women in parliament — Venezuela, by year Venezuela All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 32.1
2021 22.2 +0 pp
2020 22.2 +0 pp
2019 22.2 +0 pp
2018 22.2 +0 pp
2017 22.2 +7.8 pp
2016 14.4 −2.6 pp
2015 17 +0 pp
2014 17 +0 pp
2013 17 +0 pp
2012 17 +0 pp
2011 17 +0 pp
2010 17 −0.5 pp
2009 17.5 −1.1 pp
2008 18.6 +0 pp
2007 18.6 +0.6 pp
2006 18 +0.6 pp
2005 17.4 +7.7 pp
2004 9.7 +0 pp
2003 9.7 +0 pp
2002 9.7 +0 pp
2001 9.7
1999 12.1 +6.2 pp
1998 5.9 +0 pp
1997 5.9

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.