Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Paraguay

Women in parliament in Paraguay in 2025 — 23.8%. Ranked 104 in the world out of 184. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 21.3 pp.

2025 23.8% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 104of 184
Period maximum 23.8%2024
Period minimum 2.5%1997

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Paraguay, 1997–2025010203019972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 2.5%1999: 2.5%2000: 2.5%2001: 2.5%2002: 2.5%2003: 8.8%2004: 10%2005: 10%2006: 10%2007: 10%2008: 12.5%2009: 12.5%2010: 12.5%2011: 12.5%2012: 12.5%2013: 17.5%2014: 15%2015: 15%2016: 15%2017: 13.8%2018: 15%2019: 15%2020: 16.3%2021: 16.3%2022: 17.5%2023: 22.5%2024: 23.8%2025: 23.8%
Change over the period: +21.3 pp Annual average: 0.76 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Paraguay

Paraguay 23.8%
World 27.2%
South America computed 34.5%
Women in parliament — Paraguay, by year Paraguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 23.8 +0 pp
2024 23.8 +1.3 pp
2023 22.5 +5 pp
2022 17.5 +1.3 pp
2021 16.3 +0 pp
2020 16.3 +1.3 pp
2019 15 +0 pp
2018 15 +1.3 pp
2017 13.8 −1.3 pp
2016 15 +0 pp
2015 15 +0 pp
2014 15 −2.5 pp
2013 17.5 +5 pp
2012 12.5 +0 pp
2011 12.5 +0 pp
2010 12.5 +0 pp
2009 12.5 +0 pp
2008 12.5 +2.5 pp
2007 10 +0 pp
2006 10 +0 pp
2005 10 +0 pp
2004 10 +1.3 pp
2003 8.8 +6.3 pp
2002 2.5 +0 pp
2001 2.5 +0 pp
2000 2.5 +0 pp
1999 2.5 —
1997 2.5 —

About the indicator

The share of seats held by women in the national parliament (in bicameral systems, in the lower or single chamber). Data of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. The indicator depends directly on the electoral system and on the presence of quotas: in countries with proportional representation and gender quotas the share is consistently higher.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.