Share of women in parliament in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of women in parliament was 31.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of women in parliament in El Salvador, 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
The most recent figure for share of women in parliament in El Salvador is 31.7%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in parliament in El Salvador peaked at 33.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2000.
El Salvador ranks 65th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Share of women in parliament in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 15.5% | — |
| 1998 | 16.7% | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9.5% | -42.9% |
| 2001 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.7% | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 16.7% | +55.6% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19.0% | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 26.2% | +37.5% |
| 2013 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 27.4% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 32.1% | +17.4% |
| 2016 | 32.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 32.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 31.0% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 33.3% | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 27.4% | -17.9% |
| 2022 | 27.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 27.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 31.7% | +15.7% |
| 2025 | 31.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.3% | 15.5% | 16.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 9.5% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.6% | 19.0% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.8% | 27.4% | 33.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More gender data for El Salvador
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,446 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.44 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,040 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,040 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 47,387 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 49,616 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 47,477 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 49,704 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 47,581 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women in parliament in El Salvador?
- Share of women in parliament in El Salvador was 31.7% 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 33.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of women in parliament recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of women in parliament?
- El Salvador ranks 65th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of women in parliament rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.