Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies was 30.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
30.7%
Change on year
up 2.7%
Rank
7th
of 12 groups
All-time high
30.7%
in 2025
All-time low
25.7%
in 2020
Years of data
6
2020–2025
Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2020–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Latin America and the Caribbean is 30.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 25.7% | — |
| 2021 | 27.1% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 27.4% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 29.2% | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 29.9% | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 30.7% | +2.7% |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 4 Switzerland 39.3% compare
- 5 Australia and New Zealand 39.2% compare
- 6 Liechtenstein 34.8% compare
- 7 Poland 34.3% compare
- 8 Italy 33.4% compare
- 9 Luxembourg 31.2% compare
- 10 Germany 30.5% compare
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)
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 1,520 (2026)
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 36.6% (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Latin America and the Caribbean was 30.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 30.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7% in 2020.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 7th out of 12 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. 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 Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of local government (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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