Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament was 0.73 ratio in 2026. ▲ Rising
Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Dominican Republic, 2021–2026
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
In 2026, representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Dominican Republic stood at 0.73 ratio. 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 the lower chamber of parliament in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.55 ratio | — |
| 2022 | 0.55 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.55 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.55 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.72 ratio | +30.9% |
| 2026 | 0.73 ratio | +1.4% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.73 ratio is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.485 ratio, 1.5× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.73 ratio is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.59 ratio, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 29 Burundi 0.77 ratio compare
- 30 Slovenia 0.76 ratio compare
- 31 North Macedonia 0.75 ratio compare
- 32 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.73 ratio compare
- 34 Timor-Leste 0.71 ratio compare
- 34 Republic of Moldova 0.71 ratio compare
- 34 Mozambique 0.71 ratio compare
- 34 Serbia 0.71 ratio compare
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 the lower chamber of parliament in Dominican Republic?
- Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Dominican Republic was 0.73 ratio in 2026, according to Inter-Parliamentary Union – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.73 ratio in 2026.
- What is the lowest representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.55 ratio in 2021.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament?
- Dominican Republic ranks 32nd out of 171 countries with data for 2026.
- Is representation of women in the 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 Inter-Parliamentary Union – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of women in parliament in the proportion of women in the national population with the age of eligibility as a lower bound boundary), Lower Chamber or Unicameral.