Share of women in parliament in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of women in parliament was 37.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of women in parliament in Dominican Republic, 1997–2025
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 37.4% for share of women in parliament 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 in Dominican Republic peaked at 37.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, 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 in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 11.7% | — |
| 1998 | 16.1% | +38.1% |
| 1999 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 17.3% | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 17.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 17.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 17.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 19.7% | +13.4% |
| 2007 | 19.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 19.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 20.8% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 20.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 20.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 20.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 20.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 26.8% | +29.3% |
| 2017 | 26.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 26.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 26.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 27.9% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 27.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 27.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 27.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 36.8% | +32.1% |
| 2025 | 37.4% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.6% | 11.7% | 16.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 18.0% | 16.1% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 20.8% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.0% | 27.9% | 37.4% | 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 in Dominican Republic?
- Share of women in parliament in Dominican Republic was 37.4% in 2025, according to Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women in parliament recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 37.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of women in parliament recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 1997.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of women in parliament?
- Dominican Republic ranks 39th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of women in parliament 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 Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women in parliament. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of seats in lower or single chamber of the legislature held by women.