Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Guyana
Guyana: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 26 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Guyana, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Guyana stood at 26.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Guyana peaked at 28 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12, in 2000.
That places Guyana 128th 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 Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12 | — |
| 2001 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 13 | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 20 | +53.8% |
| 2006 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 21 | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 22 | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 24 | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 25 | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 26 | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 28 | +7.7% |
| 2025 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 26 | -7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.4 | 12 | 21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.3 | 21 | 22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26 | 24 | 28 | 7 |
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More gender data for Guyana
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 236.01 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.7051 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 625.02 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 625.02 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 7,888 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 8,132 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 7,912 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 8,158 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 7,973 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Guyana?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Guyana was 26 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 28 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 in 2000.
- How does Guyana rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Guyana ranks 128th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana 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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