Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 50.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1999–2025
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 Bolivia, Plurinational State of stood at 50.8%.
That represents a change of up 10.0% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 53.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 1999.
That places Bolivia, Plurinational State of 4th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11.5% | — |
| 2000 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 18.5% | +60.0% |
| 2003 | 18.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 19.2% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 16.9% | -12.0% |
| 2006 | 16.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 16.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 16.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 22.3% | +31.8% |
| 2010 | 25.4% | +13.8% |
| 2011 | 25.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 25.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 25.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 53.1% | +109.1% |
| 2015 | 53.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 53.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 53.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 53.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 53.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 46.2% | -13.0% |
| 2021 | 46.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 46.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 46.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 46.2% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 50.8% | +10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.5% | 11.5% | 11.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 11.5% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 25.4% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.9% | 46.2% | 50.8% | 6 |
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More public sector data for Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- Arms imports 0 SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -23.53 % change on previous year (2020)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 0 SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 52.78 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0119 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 11.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 655.13 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 24 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 50.8% 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 Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 53.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 1999.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 4th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of 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.