Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) was 54.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Nicaragua, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 54.9% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Nicaragua peaked at 54.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 1999.
That places Nicaragua 3rd 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 Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 10.8% | — |
| 1998 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 9.7% | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 9.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 20.7% | +113.4% |
| 2003 | 20.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 20.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 20.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 15.2% | -26.3% |
| 2007 | 18.5% | +21.4% |
| 2008 | 18.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 20.7% | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 20.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 40.2% | +94.7% |
| 2012 | 40.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 40.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 42.4% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 41.3% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 45.7% | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 45.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 45.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 44.6% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 47.3% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 50.5% | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 51.6% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 53.8% | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 54.9% | +2.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 54.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.6%, 2.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 54.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 31.2%, 1.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +113.4% | 9.7% | 20.7% |
| 2011 | +94.7% | 20.7% | 40.2% |
| 2006 | -26.3% | 20.7% | 15.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.4% | 9.7% | 10.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 18.3% | 9.7% | 20.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 40.7% | 20.7% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.6% | 47.3% | 54.9% | 6 |
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More public sector data for Nicaragua
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 13.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -91.86 % change on previous year (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Nicaragua?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Nicaragua was 54.9% 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 54.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 1999.
- How does Nicaragua rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Nicaragua ranks 3rd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.