Women in parliament in South America in 2025 — 34.5%. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 24.6 pp.
1997–2025 · % of seats
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South America
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34.5 | +0.4 pp |
| 2024 | 34.1 | +0.7 pp |
| 2023 | 33.4 | +0.8 pp |
| 2022 | 32.7 | +2 pp |
| 2021 | 30.6 | +2.9 pp |
| 2020 | 27.7 | −0.4 pp |
| 2019 | 28.1 | +0.8 pp |
| 2018 | 27.3 | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 27.2 | +1.8 pp |
| 2016 | 25.4 | +1.2 pp |
| 2015 | 24.2 | +0.3 pp |
| 2014 | 24 | +3.3 pp |
| 2013 | 20.7 | +1 pp |
| 2012 | 19.7 | +0 pp |
| 2011 | 19.7 | −0.6 pp |
| 2010 | 20.3 | −0.7 pp |
| 2009 | 21 | +0.8 pp |
| 2008 | 20.2 | +0.3 pp |
| 2007 | 19.9 | +0.6 pp |
| 2006 | 19.3 | +1.2 pp |
| 2005 | 18.2 | +1.3 pp |
| 2004 | 16.9 | +1.5 pp |
| 2003 | 15.4 | +0.8 pp |
| 2002 | 14.6 | +2.4 pp |
| 2001 | 12.2 | −0.4 pp |
| 2000 | 12.7 | +0.9 pp |
| 1999 | 11.7 | — |
| 1997 | 9.9 | — |
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.
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