Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in El Salvador
El Salvador: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 31.7% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in El Salvador, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in El Salvador is 31.7%, measured in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in El Salvador peaked at 33.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2001.
El Salvador ranks 70th 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.7% | — |
| 2001 | 9.5% | -42.9% |
| 2002 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10.7% | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | +55.6% |
| 2008 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19.1% | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 26.2% | +37.5% |
| 2014 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 27.4% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 32.1% | +17.4% |
| 2017 | 32.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 32.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 30.9% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 33.3% | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 27.4% | -17.9% |
| 2023 | 27.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 27.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 31.7% | +15.7% |
| 2026 | 31.7% | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 31.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.4%, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 31.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.4%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.0% | 9.5% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 19.1% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.3% | 27.4% | 33.3% | 7 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More gender data for El Salvador
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,446 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.44 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,040 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,040 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 47,387 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 49,616 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 47,477 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 49,704 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 47,581 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in El Salvador?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in El Salvador was 31.7% 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 33.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2001.
- How does El Salvador rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- El Salvador ranks 70th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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