Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) in Guatemala
Guatemala: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) was 32 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Guatemala, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Guatemala stood at 32. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Guatemala peaked at 32 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2000.
That places Guatemala 109th out of 212 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 (number) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8 | — |
| 2001 | 10 | +25.0% |
| 2002 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 13 | +30.0% |
| 2005 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 19 | +46.2% |
| 2009 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 21 | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 22 | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 20 | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 30 | +50.0% |
| 2020 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 31 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 32 | +3.2% |
| 2026 | 32 | +0.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 32 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 32 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19, 1.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.8 | 8 | 19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.4 | 19 | 30 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.14 | 30 | 32 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More gender data for Guatemala
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 5,681 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5138 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 14,386 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 14,386 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.14 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 183,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 190,265 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 182,353 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 188,776 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 181,168 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Guatemala?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Guatemala was 32 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 32 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2000.
- How does Guatemala rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Guatemala ranks 109th out of 212 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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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