Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in El Salvador
El Salvador: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 19 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
19
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
144th
of 210 countries
All-time high
28
in 2020
All-time low
8
in 2001
Years of data
27
2000–2026
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in El Salvador, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 19 for number of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in El Salvador peaked at 28 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2001.
That places El Salvador 144th 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14 | — |
| 2001 | 8 | -42.9% |
| 2002 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 14 | +55.6% |
| 2008 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 16 | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 22 | +37.5% |
| 2014 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 23 | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 27 | +17.4% |
| 2017 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 26 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 28 | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 23 | -17.9% |
| 2023 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 19 | -17.4% |
| 2026 | 19 | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 19 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31, 61% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 19 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.9 | 8 | 16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.2 | 16 | 27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.29 | 19 | 28 | 7 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 141 Luxembourg 21 compare
- 141 San Marino 21 compare
- 143 United Arab Emirates 20 compare
- 144 Jamaica 19 compare
- 144 Paraguay 19 compare
- 147 Micronesia 18 compare
- 147 Tajikistan 18 compare
More gender data for El Salvador
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,446 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.44 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,040 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,040 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 47,387 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 49,616 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 47,477 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 49,704 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 47,581 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in El Salvador?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in El Salvador was 19 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 28 in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2001.
- How does El Salvador rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- El Salvador ranks 144th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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