Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament was 0.73 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
0.73
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
32nd
of 171 countries
All-time high
0.73
in 2026
All-time low
0.55
in 2021
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Dominican Republic, 2021–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2026, representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Dominican Republic stood at 0.73. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.
Dominican Republic ranks 32nd of 171 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.55 | — |
| 2022 | 0.55 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.55 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.55 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.72 | +30.9% |
| 2026 | 0.73 | +1.4% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.73 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.485, 1.5× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.73 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.59, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More gender data for Dominican Republic
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,903 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8225 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,035 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,035 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 95,571 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 99,370 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 95,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 99,535 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 96,170 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Dominican Republic?
- Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Dominican Republic was 0.73 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.73 in 2026.
- What is the lowest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.55 in 2021.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for representation of women in lower chamber of parliament?
- Dominican Republic ranks 32nd out of 171 countries with data for 2026.
- Is representation of women in lower chamber of parliament rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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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