Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Paraguay
Paraguay: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 23.8% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Paraguay, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 23.8% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Paraguay peaked at 23.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2000.
That places Paraguay 115th 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 Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.5% | — |
| 2001 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10.0% | +300.0% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12.5% | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15.0% | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13.8% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 13.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 15.0% | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 15.0% | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 17.5% | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 18.8% | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 23.8% | +26.7% |
| 2025 | 23.8% | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 23.8% | +0.0% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 23.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.4%, 94% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 23.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.4%, 78% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 2.5% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 12.5% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 15.0% | 23.8% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More gender data for Paraguay
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,993 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2942 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,415 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,415 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 65,495 people (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 68,548 people (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 65,498 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 68,560 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 65,610 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Paraguay?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Paraguay was 23.8% 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 23.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2000.
- How does Paraguay rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Paraguay ranks 115th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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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