Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 36.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Latin America & Caribbean, 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 Latin America & Caribbean stood at 36.6%. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 36.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 1997.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 2nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 13.1% | — |
| 1998 | 15.4% | +16.9% |
| 1999 | 14.3% | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 15.2% | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 14.4% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 16.1% | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 18.5% | +14.6% |
| 2004 | 19.0% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 20.2% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 20.3% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 21.1% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 22.2% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 22.7% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 23.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 23.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 24.5% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 25.8% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 27.5% | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 27.9% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 28.8% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 29.7% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 31.2% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 31.7% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 32.8% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 34.4% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 35.7% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 35.7% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 36.5% | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 36.6% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.3% | 13.1% | 15.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 19.0% | 14.4% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 23.0% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.3% | 32.8% | 36.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More public sector data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Arms imports 644.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.9725 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 67.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 644.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 110.81 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0104 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 10.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 73.38 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 19.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Latin America & Caribbean was 36.6% 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 Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 36.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 1997.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.