Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Panama
Panama: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 15 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
15
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
155th
of 210 countries
All-time high
16
in 2020
All-time low
6
in 2010
Years of data
27
2000–2026
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Panama, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Panama stood at 15.
The figure is up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Panama peaked at 16 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2010.
Panama ranks 155th 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 Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7 | — |
| 2001 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 13 | +85.7% |
| 2006 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 | -53.8% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11 | +83.3% |
| 2016 | 13 | +18.2% |
| 2017 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16 | +23.1% |
| 2021 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 2026 | 15 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10 | 7 | 13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.3 | 6 | 13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.71 | 15 | 16 | 7 |
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More gender data for Panama
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,093 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6093 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 3,741 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 3,741 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 34,683 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 36,470 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 34,602 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 36,393 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 34,517 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Panama?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Panama was 15 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 Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 16 in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2010.
- How does Panama rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Panama ranks 155th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama 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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