Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) in Colombia
Colombia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) was 29.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Colombia, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 29.4% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Colombia peaked at 29.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2006.
That places Colombia 82nd 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 Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 11.7% | — |
| 1999 | 11.8% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12.0% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12.1% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | -30.4% |
| 2007 | 8.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | +50.0% |
| 2011 | 12.1% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 19.9% | +64.0% |
| 2015 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 18.7% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 18.1% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 18.3% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 18.8% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 28.9% | +53.4% |
| 2023 | 28.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 29.4% | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 29.4% | +0.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 29.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.8%, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 29.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 31.2%, 94% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +64.0% | 12.1% | 19.9% |
| 2022 | +53.4% | 18.8% | 28.9% |
| 2010 | +50.0% | 8.4% | 12.7% |
| 2006 | -30.4% | 12.1% | 8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.7% | 11.7% | 11.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.6% | 8.4% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 12.1% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 18.3% | 29.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Colombia?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Colombia was 29.4% 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2006.
- How does Colombia rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Colombia ranks 82nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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.