Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 1,520 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 1,520 for number of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 1,520 in 2026 and was at its lowest, 599, in 2001.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 13th of 42 groups 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 Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 625 | — |
| 2001 | 599 | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 640 | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 718 | +12.2% |
| 2004 | 761 | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 783 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 833 | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 854 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 926 | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 925 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 953 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 949 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 964 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 1,024 | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 1,094 | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 1,152 | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 1,190 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 1,251 | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 1,221 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 1,354 | +10.9% |
| 2020 | 1,372 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 1,369 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,390 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 1,435 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 1,392 | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 1,506 | +8.2% |
| 2026 | 1,520 | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 766.4 | 599 | 926 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,115 | 949 | 1,354 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,426 | 1,369 | 1,520 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
More gender data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 139,807 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.09 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 545,976 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 545,976 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.9689 % change on previous year (2030)
- Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 37.47 (2027)
- SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 3.44 (2025)
- SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 39.05 (2025)
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 36.6% (2026)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 19.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Latin America and the Caribbean was 1,520 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 Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1,520 in 2026.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 599 in 2001.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 13th out of 42 groups with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 27 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).