Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Ecuador
Ecuador: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 45.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Ecuador, 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 Ecuador is 45.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Ecuador peaked at 45.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 1997.
That places Ecuador 14th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3.7% | — |
| 1998 | 17.4% | +374.4% |
| 1999 | 17.4% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 14.6% | -15.7% |
| 2001 | 14.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 16.0% | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 25.0% | +56.2% |
| 2007 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 32.3% | +29.0% |
| 2010 | 32.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 32.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 32.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 38.7% | +19.9% |
| 2014 | 41.6% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 41.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 41.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 38.0% | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 39.4% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 39.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 38.7% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 43.1% | +11.3% |
| 2024 | 43.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 45.0% | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.8% | 3.7% | 17.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 14.6% | 32.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 37.4% | 32.3% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.4% | 38.7% | 45.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 11 Monaco 45.8% compare
- 12 New Zealand 45.5% compare
- 13 Finland 45.5% compare
- 15 Sweden 45.0% compare
- 16 South Africa 44.9% compare
- 17 Cape Verde 44.4% compare
More public sector data for Ecuador
- Arms imports 25.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 257.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 25.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 148.77 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0218 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 0.2229 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 2.70 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 28.18 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Ecuador?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Ecuador was 45.0% 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 45.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 1997.
- How does Ecuador rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Ecuador ranks 14th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.