Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Honduras
Honduras: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 29.7% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Honduras, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Honduras stood at 29.7%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Honduras peaked at 29.7% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2003.
Honduras ranks 85th 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 Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.4% | — |
| 2001 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.5% | -41.7% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 23.4% | +328.5% |
| 2007 | 23.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 23.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 23.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | -23.3% |
| 2011 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 19.5% | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 19.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 25.8% | +32.0% |
| 2015 | 25.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 25.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 25.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 21.1% | -18.2% |
| 2019 | 21.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 21.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 21.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 27.3% | +29.6% |
| 2023 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 29.7% | +8.6% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 29.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.7%, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 29.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.4%, 98% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.8% | 5.5% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 18.0% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 21.1% | 29.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More gender data for Honduras
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,403 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3595 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 8,483 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,483 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 113,193 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 118,626 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 112,710 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 118,099 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 112,160 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Honduras?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Honduras was 29.7% 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 Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 29.7% in 2026.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2003.
- How does Honduras rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Honduras ranks 85th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras 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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