Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 71 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Dominican Republic, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Dominican Republic is 71, measured in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 86.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Dominican Republic peaked at 71 in 2026 and was at its lowest, 24, in 2000.
That places Dominican Republic 55th out of 210 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24 | — |
| 2001 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 26 | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 35 | +34.6% |
| 2008 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 38 | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 51 | +34.2% |
| 2018 | 51 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 51 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 53 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 53 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 53 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 53 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 53 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 70 | +32.1% |
| 2026 | 71 | +1.4% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 71 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31, 2.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 71 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19, 3.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.1 | 24 | 35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.6 | 35 | 51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 58 | 53 | 71 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More gender data for Dominican Republic
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,903 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8225 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,035 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,035 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 95,571 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 99,370 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 95,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 99,535 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 96,170 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Dominican Republic?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Dominican Republic was 71 in 2026, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 71 in 2026.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 24 in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Dominican Republic ranks 55th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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