Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 55.0% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Nicaragua, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Nicaragua stood at 55.0%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Nicaragua peaked at 55.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2000.
That places Nicaragua 3rd 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 Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.7% | — |
| 2001 | 9.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 20.6% | +113.3% |
| 2003 | 20.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 20.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 20.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 20.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 18.5% | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 18.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 18.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 20.6% | +11.7% |
| 2011 | 20.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 40.2% | +94.8% |
| 2013 | 40.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 40.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 39.1% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 41.3% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 45.6% | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 45.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 44.6% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 47.2% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 48.4% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 50.5% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 51.6% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 53.9% | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 55.0% | +2.0% |
| 2026 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 55.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.7%, 2.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 55.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.4%, 1.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +113.3% | 9.7% | 20.6% |
| 2012 | +94.8% | 20.6% | 40.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.8% | 9.7% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.8% | 20.6% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.6% | 47.2% | 55.0% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More gender data for Nicaragua
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,949 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4088 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,493 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,493 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 64,268 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 66,389 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 64,149 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 66,225 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 64,050 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Nicaragua?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Nicaragua was 55.0% 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 55.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2000.
- How does Nicaragua rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Nicaragua ranks 3rd out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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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