Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of 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.
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 of in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | 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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