Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Belize
Belize: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 12.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Belize, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Belize stood at 12.5%.
That represents a change of down 20.0% on the previous year and up 300.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Belize peaked at 15.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2008.
Belize ranks 162nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3.4% | — |
| 1998 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6.9% | +100.0% |
| 2000 | 6.9% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | -51.7% |
| 2004 | 6.7% | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | -50.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 3.1% | — |
| 2013 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | +200.0% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.7% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 12.5% | +29.2% |
| 2022 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15.6% | +25.0% |
| 2024 | 15.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 12.5% | -20.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.6% | 3.4% | 6.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 0.0% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 0.0% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 9.7% | 15.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 159 Côte d'Ivoire 13.4% compare
- 160 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13.3% compare
- 161 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 12.8% compare
- 163 Marshall Islands 12.1% compare
- 164 Brunei Darussalam 11.4% compare
- 164 Central African Republic 11.4% compare
More public sector data for Belize
- Arms imports 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.43 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 72.26 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0094 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 30.14 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 43.84 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 1,340 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Belize?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Belize was 12.5% in 2025, according to Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
- What is the highest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2008.
- How does Belize rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Belize ranks 162nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 300.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), published as part of Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.