Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Panama
Panama: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 21.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Panama, 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 Panama stood at 21.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Panama peaked at 22.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2009.
That places Panama 116th 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 28 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 9.7% | — |
| 1998 | 9.7% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9.9% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 16.7% | +69.0% |
| 2005 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | -49.3% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 19.3% | +128.4% |
| 2015 | 18.3% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 21.1% | +15.4% |
| 2020 | 22.5% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 22.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 22.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 22.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 21.4% | -4.9% |
| 2025 | 21.7% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.7% | 9.7% | 9.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.1% | 8.5% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 8.5% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 21.4% | 22.5% | 6 |
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More public sector data for Panama
- Arms imports 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (1989)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.832 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (1989)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (1989)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -91.3 % change on previous year (1989)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (1989)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 0 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2000)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 0 current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 26.9 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (1989)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Panama?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Panama was 21.7% 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 Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2009.
- How does Panama rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Panama ranks 116th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama 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.