Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Ecuador
Ecuador: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 65 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Ecuador, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Ecuador stood at 65. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Ecuador peaked at 65 in 2026 and was at its lowest, 16, in 2003.
Ecuador ranks 62nd of 210 countries on this measure, 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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21 | — |
| 2001 | 18 | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 16 | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 25 | +56.2% |
| 2008 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 21 | -16.0% |
| 2010 | 40 | +90.5% |
| 2011 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 57 | +42.5% |
| 2015 | 57 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 57 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 57 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 52 | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 52 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 54 | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 54 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 53 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 53 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 59 | +11.3% |
| 2025 | 59 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 65 | +10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.2 | 16 | 25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.2 | 40 | 57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.71 | 53 | 65 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 59 Afghanistan 67 compare
- 59 Czechia 67 compare
- 61 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 66 compare
- 62 Austria 65 compare
- 62 Myanmar 65 compare
- 62 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 65 compare
More gender data for Ecuador
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,113 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8663 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 14,957 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 14,957 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 129,930 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 135,561 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 130,156 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 135,822 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 131,369 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Ecuador?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Ecuador was 65 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 65 in 2026.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 in 2003.
- How does Ecuador rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Ecuador ranks 62nd out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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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