Women in parliament

Share of national parliament seats held by women, per ECLAC.

Source
CEPALSTAT (ECLAC)
Unit
% of seats (ECLAC)
Frequency
annual
Latest figure
2026 · 14 countries reporting

Dominican Republic

37.4%

2026· 7th of 14· +0.5 pp vs. previous figure

All data for Dominican Republic

Regional comparison

Each country’s latest figure

Map of 17 countries

Dominican Republic

37.4%

2026 · 7th of 14 · +0.5 pp

20%55%no data

Region: women in parliament, latest per country

% of seats (ECLAC)

Includes only observations that pass this series’ declared semantic review.

018.336.655NicaraguaNicaragua54.95Nicaragua: 54.95BoliviaBolivia50.77Bolivia: 50.77MexicoMexico50.4Mexico: 50.4Costa RicaCosta Rica49.12Costa Rica: 49.12EcuadorEcuador43.05Ecuador: 43.05PeruPeru41.54Peru: 41.54Dominican RepublicDominican Republic37.37Dominican Republic: 37.37El SalvadorEl Salvador31.67El Salvador: 31.67UruguayUruguay30.3Uruguay: 30.3HondurasHonduras29.69Honduras: 29.69ColombiaColombia29.41Colombia: 29.41ParaguayParaguay23.75Paraguay: 23.75PanamaPanama21.74Panama: 21.74GuatemalaGuatemala20Guatemala: 20
14 results shown14 source records
Query scope
2 filtersIndicator key: women_in_parliament_pctYear: from 2023

Over time

Women in parliament since 2001

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5 of 10 series
0153045602001: 11.542002: 11.542003: 18.462004: 18.462005: 19.232006: 16.922007: 16.922008: 16.922009: 16.922010: 22.312011: 25.382012: 25.382013: 25.382014: 25.382015: 53.082016: 53.082017: 53.082018: 53.082019: 53.082020: 53.082021: 46.152022: 46.152023: 46.152024: 46.152025: 46.152026: 50.772001: 16.112002: 16.112003: 17.332004: 17.332005: 17.332006: 17.332007: 19.662008: 19.662009: 19.662010: 19.662011: 20.772012: 20.772013: 20.772014: 20.772015: 20.772016: 20.772017: 26.842018: 26.842019: 26.842020: 27.892021: 27.892022: 27.892023: 27.892024: 27.892025: 36.842026: 37.372001: 8.852002: 8.852003: 8.852004: 8.232005: 8.232006: 8.232007: 8.232008: 12.032009: 12.032010: 12.032011: 12.032012: 13.292013: 13.292014: 13.292015: 13.292016: 13.922017: 12.662018: 12.662019: 18.992020: 18.992021: 19.382022: 19.382023: 19.382024: 19.382025: 202026: 202001: 9.682002: 20.652003: 20.652004: 20.652005: 20.652006: 20.652007: 18.482008: 18.482009: 18.482010: 20.652011: 20.652012: 40.222013: 40.222014: 40.222015: 39.132016: 41.32017: 45.652018: 45.652019: 44.572020: 47.252021: 48.352022: 50.552023: 51.652024: 53.852025: 54.952026: 54.952001: 9.862002: 9.862003: 9.862004: 9.862005: 16.672006: 16.672007: 16.672008: 16.672009: 16.672010: 8.452011: 8.452012: 8.452013: 8.452014: 8.452015: 19.32016: 18.312017: 18.312018: 18.312019: 18.312020: 22.542021: 22.542022: 22.542023: 22.542024: 22.542025: 21.742026: 21.74Nicaragua · 54.95Bolivia · 50.77Dominican… · 37.37Panama · 21.74Guatemala · 2020012007201420202026
130 results shown130 source records
Query scope
3 filtersIndicator key: women_in_parliament_pctCountry: bolivia, dominican_republic, guatemala, nicaragua, panamaYear: from 2001

All countries

Figure, year and recent change

Rank 1 is the highest value among countries with a recent figure. Change compares with the same country’s previous observation.

#CountryWomen in parliamentYearChange
1Nicaragua55%2026—
2Bolivia50.8%2026+4.6 pp
3Mexico50.4%2026+0.2 pp
4Costa Rica49.1%2026—
5Ecuador43.1%2026—
6Peru41.5%2026—
7Dominican Republic37.4%2026+0.5 pp
8El Salvador31.7%2026—
9Uruguay30.3%2026+2 pp
10Honduras29.7%2026+2.4 pp
11Colombia29.4%2026—
12Paraguay23.8%2026—
13Panama21.7%2026—
14Guatemala20%2026—

Source and citation

CEPALSTAT: social indicators

CEPALSTAT (ECLAC), via the VerDat PIDA normalized layer.

CEPALSTAT (ECLAC), “Women in parliament”, retrieved from VerDat PIDA (OEI) on Oct 9, 2026.

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