Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament was 0.24 ratio in 2026. ▬ Flat
Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament in Dominican Republic, 2021–2026
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 0.24 ratio for representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament in 2026. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% over ten years.
That places Dominican Republic 65th out of 71 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.25 ratio | — |
| 2022 | 0.25 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.25 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.25 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.24 ratio | -4.0% |
| 2026 | 0.24 ratio | +0.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.24 ratio is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.42 ratio, 57% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.24 ratio is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.63 ratio, 38% of the median. (17 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 the upper chamber of parliament in Dominican Republic?
- Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament in Dominican Republic was 0.24 ratio in 2026, according to Inter-Parliamentary Union – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.25 ratio in 2021.
- What is the lowest representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.24 ratio in 2025.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament?
- Dominican Republic ranks 65th out of 71 countries with data for 2026.
- Is representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 upper 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), Upper Chamber.