Share of women in parliament in Guatemala
Guatemala: Share of women in parliament was 20.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of women in parliament in Guatemala, 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 Guatemala is 20.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in parliament in Guatemala peaked at 20.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 1999.
Guatemala ranks 125th 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 Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 12.5% | — |
| 1998 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7.1% | -43.4% |
| 2000 | 8.8% | +25.0% |
| 2001 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.2% | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12.0% | +46.2% |
| 2008 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13.9% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 19.4% | +53.1% |
| 2020 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 20.0% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.7% | 7.1% | 12.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.6% | 8.2% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 12.0% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 19.4% | 20.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 122 Bangladesh 20.9% compare
- 123 Azerbaijan 20.8% compare
- 124 Republic of Korea 20.3% compare
- 125 Bahrain 20.0% compare
- 127 Türkiye 19.9% compare
- 128 Saudi Arabia 19.9% compare
More gender data for Guatemala
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 5,681 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5138 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 183,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 190,265 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 182,353 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 188,776 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 181,168 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 187,405 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 180,709 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 186,820 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women in parliament in Guatemala?
- Share of women in parliament in Guatemala was 20.0% 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of women in parliament recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 1999.
- How does Guatemala rank for share of women in parliament?
- Guatemala ranks 125th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of women in parliament rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.