Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Guatemala
Guatemala: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 20.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Guatemala, 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 Guatemala is 20.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Guatemala peaked at 20.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 1999.
That places Guatemala 125th 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 29 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 12.5% | — |
| 1998 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7.1% | -43.4% |
| 2000 | 8.8% | +25.0% |
| 2001 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.2% | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12.0% | +46.2% |
| 2008 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13.9% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 19.4% | +53.1% |
| 2020 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 20.0% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.7% | 7.1% | 12.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.6% | 8.2% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 12.0% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 19.4% | 20.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 122 Bangladesh 20.9% compare
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- 125 Bahrain 20.0% compare
- 127 Türkiye 19.9% compare
- 128 Saudi Arabia 19.9% compare
More public sector data for Guatemala
- Arms imports 6.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.331 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -40 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 6.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 22.56 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0037 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -5.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 415.19 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 55.99 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Guatemala?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Guatemala was 20.0% 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 1999.
- How does Guatemala rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Guatemala ranks 125th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.