Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Guatemala
Guatemala: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 20.0% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Guatemala, 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 Guatemala is 20.0%, measured in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 43.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Guatemala peaked at 20.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2000.
That places Guatemala 136th out of 210 countries with data for 2026, putting it 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 Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.1% | — |
| 2001 | 8.8% | +25.0% |
| 2002 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8.2% | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12.0% | +46.2% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13.3% | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 19.0% | +50.0% |
| 2020 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 19.4% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 20.0% | +3.2% |
| 2026 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 20.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.4%, 79% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 20.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.4%, 66% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1% | 7.1% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 12.0% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.5% | 19.0% | 20.0% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More gender data for Guatemala
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 5,681 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5138 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 14,386 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 14,386 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.14 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 183,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 190,265 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 182,353 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 188,776 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 181,168 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Guatemala?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Guatemala was 20.0% 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2000.
- How does Guatemala rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Guatemala ranks 136th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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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