Share of women in parliament in Paraguay
Paraguay: Share of women in parliament was 23.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of women in parliament in Paraguay, 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
In 2025, share of women in parliament in Paraguay stood at 23.8%. 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 in Paraguay peaked at 23.8% 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 in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | 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 | 8.8% | +250.0% |
| 2004 | 10.0% | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | +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 | 15.0% | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13.8% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 16.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 17.5% | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 22.5% | +28.6% |
| 2024 | 23.8% | +5.6% |
| 2025 | 23.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 2.5% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 12.5% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 16.2% | 23.8% | 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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 68,704 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 65,881 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 68,984 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women in parliament in Paraguay?
- Share of women in parliament in Paraguay was 23.8% 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 23.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women in parliament recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1997.
- How does Paraguay rank for share of women in parliament?
- Paraguay ranks 107th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of women in parliament 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 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.