Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Chile
Chile: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 33.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Chile, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
Chile recorded 33.5% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2025.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and up 111.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Chile peaked at 35.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 1997.
That places Chile 53rd out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 7.5% | — |
| 1998 | 10.8% | +44.4% |
| 1999 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12.5% | +15.4% |
| 2003 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 15.0% | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14.2% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 14.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15.8% | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 22.6% | +42.6% |
| 2019 | 22.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 22.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 35.5% | +57.1% |
| 2022 | 35.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 35.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 35.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 33.5% | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.7% | 7.5% | 10.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 13.3% | 10.8% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 14.2% | 22.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 33.0% | 22.6% | 35.5% | 6 |
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More public sector data for Chile
- Arms imports 14.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.7083 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 55.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 14.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 258.31 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0155 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -6.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 5.11 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 12.12 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Chile?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Chile was 33.5% 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 35.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 1997.
- How does Chile rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Chile ranks 53rd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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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About this data
Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.