Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Colombia
Colombia: Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament was 0.57 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
0.57
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
73rd
of 171 countries
All-time high
0.57
in 2025
All-time low
0.36
in 2021
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Colombia, 2021–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2026, representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Colombia stood at 0.57. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 58.3% over ten years.
That places Colombia 73rd out of 171 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.36 | — |
| 2022 | 0.36 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.56 | +55.6% |
| 2024 | 0.56 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.57 | +1.8% |
| 2026 | 0.57 | +0.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.57 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.485, 1.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.57 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.59, 97% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 70 Honduras 0.59 compare
- 70 Jamaica 0.59 compare
- 70 Saudi Arabia 0.59 compare
- 73 El Salvador 0.57 compare
- 73 Guinea 0.57 compare
- 73 United States 0.57 compare
- 73 Uruguay 0.57 compare
More gender data for Colombia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,499 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.3937 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 45,238 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 45,238 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 339,895 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 354,522 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 343,649 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 358,222 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 346,714 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Colombia?
- Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Colombia was 0.57 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.57 in 2025.
- What is the lowest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.36 in 2021.
- How does Colombia rank for representation of women in lower chamber of parliament?
- Colombia ranks 73rd out of 171 countries with data for 2026.
- Is representation of women in lower chamber of parliament rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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