Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 37.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Dominican Republic, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Dominican Republic is 37.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 80.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Dominican Republic peaked at 37.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 1997.
Dominican Republic ranks 39th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 11.7% | — |
| 1998 | 16.1% | +38.1% |
| 1999 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 17.3% | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 17.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 17.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 17.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 19.7% | +13.4% |
| 2007 | 19.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 19.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 20.8% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 20.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 20.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 20.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 20.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 26.8% | +29.3% |
| 2017 | 26.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 26.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 26.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 27.9% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 27.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 27.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 27.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 36.8% | +32.1% |
| 2025 | 37.4% | +1.4% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 37.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.8%, 1.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 37.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 31.2%, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.6% | 11.7% | 16.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 18.0% | 16.1% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 20.8% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.0% | 27.9% | 37.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More public sector data for Dominican Republic
- Arms imports 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.8751 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 11.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 85.84 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0079 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 980.99 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 186.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Dominican Republic?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Dominican Republic was 37.4% 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 37.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 1997.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Dominican Republic ranks 39th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.