Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Colombia
Colombia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 29.4% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Colombia, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 29.4% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Colombia peaked at 29.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2007.
Colombia ranks 87th 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.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.8% | — |
| 2001 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12.1% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12.1% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 8.4% | -30.4% |
| 2008 | 8.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12.7% | +50.1% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19.9% | +64.0% |
| 2016 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 18.7% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 18.3% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 18.8% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 18.6% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 28.9% | +55.6% |
| 2024 | 28.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 29.4% | +1.8% |
| 2026 | 29.4% | +0.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 29.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.4%, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 29.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.4%, 97% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +64.0% | 12.1% | 19.9% |
| 2023 | +55.6% | 18.6% | 28.9% |
| 2011 | +50.1% | 8.4% | 12.7% |
| 2007 | -30.4% | 12.1% | 8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.9% | 8.4% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 8.4% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.6% | 18.3% | 29.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More gender data for Colombia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,499 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.3937 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 45,238 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 45,238 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 339,895 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 354,522 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 343,649 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 358,222 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 346,714 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Colombia?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Colombia was 29.4% in 2026, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2007.
- How does Colombia rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Colombia ranks 87th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (% of total number of seats). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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