Share of women in parliament ipu in Paraguay
Paraguay: Share of women in parliament ipu was 23.75 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
23.75
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
107th
of 193 countries
All-time high
23.75
in 2024
All-time low
2.5
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2025
Share of women in parliament ipu in Paraguay, 1997–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share of women in parliament ipu in Paraguay stood at 23.75. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in parliament ipu in Paraguay peaked at 23.75 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.5, in 1997.
Paraguay ranks 107th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Share of women in parliament ipu in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.5 | — |
| 1999 | 2.5 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.5 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.5 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.75 | +250.0% |
| 2004 | 10 | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12.5 | +25.0% |
| 2009 | 12.5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12.5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12.5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 17.5 | +40.0% |
| 2014 | 15 | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13.75 | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 15 | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16.25 | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 16.25 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 17.5 | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 22.5 | +28.6% |
| 2024 | 23.75 | +5.6% |
| 2025 | 23.75 | +0.0% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 23.75 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.82, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 23.75 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 31.25, 76% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.12 | 2.5 | 12.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.38 | 12.5 | 17.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20 | 16.25 | 23.75 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More gender data for Paraguay
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,993 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2942 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,415 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,415 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 65,495 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 68,548 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 65,498 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 68,560 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 65,610 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women in parliament ipu in Paraguay?
- Share of women in parliament ipu in Paraguay was 23.75 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women in parliament ipu recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 23.75 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women in parliament ipu recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5 in 1997.
- How does Paraguay rank for share of women in parliament ipu?
- Paraguay ranks 107th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of women in parliament ipu rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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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