Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 37.4% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Dominican Republic, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 37.4% for proportion 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 1.4% on the previous year and up 79.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Dominican Republic peaked at 37.4% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 2000.
That places Dominican Republic 44th out of 210 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.1% | — |
| 2001 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 17.3% | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 17.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 17.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 17.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 19.7% | +13.4% |
| 2008 | 19.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 19.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 20.8% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 20.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 20.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 20.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 20.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 26.8% | +29.2% |
| 2018 | 26.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 26.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 27.9% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 27.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 27.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 27.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 27.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 36.8% | +32.1% |
| 2026 | 37.4% | +1.4% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 37.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.4%, 1.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 37.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.4%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.7% | 16.1% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 19.7% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.5% | 27.9% | 37.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More gender data for Dominican Republic
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,903 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8225 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,035 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,035 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 95,571 people (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 99,370 people (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 95,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 99,535 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 96,170 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Dominican Republic?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Dominican Republic was 37.4% 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 37.4% in 2026.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Dominican Republic ranks 44th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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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