Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Ecuador
Ecuador: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 43.0% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
43.0%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
21st
of 210 countries
All-time high
43.1%
in 2024
All-time low
14.6%
in 2001
Years of data
27
2000–2026
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Ecuador, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 43.0% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Ecuador peaked at 43.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2001.
That places Ecuador 21st out of 210 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.4% | — |
| 2001 | 14.6% | -15.7% |
| 2002 | 14.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 16.0% | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 25.0% | +56.2% |
| 2008 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 27.6% | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 32.3% | +16.8% |
| 2011 | 32.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 32.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 32.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 41.6% | +29.0% |
| 2015 | 41.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 41.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 41.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 38.0% | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 39.4% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 39.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 38.7% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 38.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 43.1% | +11.3% |
| 2025 | 43.1% | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 43.0% | -0.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 43.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.4%, 1.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 43.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.4%, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.8% | 14.6% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.1% | 32.3% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.8% | 38.7% | 43.1% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More gender data for Ecuador
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,113 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8663 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 14,957 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 14,957 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 129,930 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 135,561 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 130,156 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 135,822 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 131,369 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Ecuador?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Ecuador was 43.0% 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 43.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2001.
- How does Ecuador rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Ecuador ranks 21st out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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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