Share of women in parliament ipu in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of women in parliament ipu was 37.37 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
37.37
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
39th
of 193 countries
All-time high
37.37
in 2025
All-time low
11.67
in 1997
Years of data
29
1997–2025
Share of women in parliament ipu in Dominican Republic, 1997–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 37.37 for share of women in parliament ipu in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 80.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in parliament ipu in Dominican Republic peaked at 37.37 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.67, in 1997.
Dominican Republic ranks 39th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Share of women in parliament ipu in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 11.67 | — |
| 1998 | 16.11 | +38.1% |
| 1999 | 16.11 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 16.11 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 16.11 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 17.33 | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 17.33 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 17.33 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 17.33 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 19.66 | +13.4% |
| 2007 | 19.66 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 19.66 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19.66 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 20.77 | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 20.77 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 20.77 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 20.77 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 20.77 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 20.77 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 26.84 | +29.3% |
| 2017 | 26.84 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 26.84 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 26.84 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 27.89 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 27.89 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 27.89 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 27.89 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 36.84 | +32.1% |
| 2025 | 37.37 | +1.4% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 37.37 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.82, 1.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 37.37 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 31.25, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.63 | 11.67 | 16.11 | 3 |
| 2000s | 18.02 | 16.11 | 19.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.2 | 20.77 | 26.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.96 | 27.89 | 37.37 | 6 |
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 share of women in parliament ipu in Dominican Republic?
- Share of women in parliament ipu in Dominican Republic was 37.37 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women in parliament ipu recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 37.37 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of women in parliament ipu recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.67 in 1997.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of women in parliament ipu?
- Dominican Republic ranks 39th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of women in parliament ipu rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.0%. 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 Share of women in parliament ipu. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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