Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Paraguay
Paraguay: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 23.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Paraguay, 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 Paraguay is 23.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Paraguay peaked at 23.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1997.
That places Paraguay 107th 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 Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.5% | — |
| 1999 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | +250.0% |
| 2004 | 10.0% | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | +25.0% |
| 2009 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 17.5% | +40.0% |
| 2014 | 15.0% | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13.8% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 16.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 17.5% | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 22.5% | +28.6% |
| 2024 | 23.8% | +5.6% |
| 2025 | 23.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 2.5% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 12.5% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 16.2% | 23.8% | 6 |
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More public sector data for Paraguay
- Arms imports 5.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.748 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2013)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 5.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 59.74 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0093 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 413.97 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 12.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Paraguay?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Paraguay was 23.8% 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 23.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1997.
- How does Paraguay rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Paraguay ranks 107th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.