Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in El Salvador
El Salvador: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 31.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in El Salvador, 1997–2025
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 El Salvador stood at 31.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in El Salvador peaked at 33.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2000.
El Salvador ranks 65th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 15.5% | — |
| 1998 | 16.7% | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9.5% | -42.9% |
| 2001 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.7% | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 16.7% | +55.6% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19.0% | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 26.2% | +37.5% |
| 2013 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 27.4% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 32.1% | +17.4% |
| 2016 | 32.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 32.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 31.0% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 33.3% | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 27.4% | -17.9% |
| 2022 | 27.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 27.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 31.7% | +15.7% |
| 2025 | 31.7% | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 31.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.8%, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 31.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 31.2%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.3% | 15.5% | 16.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 9.5% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.6% | 19.0% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.8% | 27.4% | 33.3% | 6 |
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- 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 -100 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0122 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -6.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 425.20 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 241.31 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in El Salvador?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in El Salvador was 31.7% 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 33.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- El Salvador ranks 65th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.