Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) … number in Panama
Panama: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) … number was 21.7% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Panama, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 21.7% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026.
That represents a change of up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Panama peaked at 22.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2010.
That places Panama 125th out of 212 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 (%) … number in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.7% | — |
| 2001 | 9.9% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 16.7% | +69.1% |
| 2006 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | -49.3% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | +128.4% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 22.5% | +23.1% |
| 2021 | 22.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 22.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 22.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 22.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 21.7% | -3.5% |
| 2026 | 21.7% | +0.0% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 21.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 31.2%, 70% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Panama's 21.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.4%, 71% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.3% | 9.7% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 8.4% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 21.7% | 22.5% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More gender data for Panama
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,093 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6093 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 3,741 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 3,741 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 34,683 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 36,470 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 34,602 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 36,393 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 34,517 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Panama?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Panama was 21.7% 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 Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2010.
- How does Panama rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Panama ranks 125th out of 212 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama 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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