Venezuela, RB: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)

Key figures

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 7.78 percentage points in 2017 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.6 percentage points in 2016. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Venezuela, RB had the 63rd highest value of the 184 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Venezuela, RB in the 2025 ranking

• Germany — 59th of 184: 32.38%
• South Sudan — 60th of 184: 32.36%
• Singapore — 61st of 184: 32.32%
• Liechtenstein — 63rd of 184: 32%
• El Salvador — 64th of 184: 31.67%
• Viet Nam — 65th of 184: 31.38%

What this measures

Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.

Limitations: The number of countries covered varies with suspensions or dissolutions of parliaments. There can be difficulties in obtaining information on by-election results and replacements due to death or resignation. These changes are ad hoc events which are more difficult to keep track of. By-elections, for instance, are often not announced internationally as general elections are. Parliaments vary considerably in their internal workings and procedures, however, generally legislate, oversee government and represent the electorate.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 25 values

Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 5.56% (2025)
• Argentina — 41.25% (2025)
• Bahamas, The — 18.42% (2025)
• Barbados — 26.67% (2025)
• Belize — 12.5% (2025)
• Bolivia — 50.77% (2025)
• Brazil — 18.13% (2025)
• Chile — 33.55% (2025)
• Colombia — 29.41% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Venezuela, RB's proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)?

32.13% in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1997?

It is up 26.22 percentage points from 5.91% in 1997. The highest value was 32.13% in 2025 and the lowest 5.91% in 1997.

How does Venezuela, RB rank?

63rd highest of 184 economies with data for 2025.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), uri: https://data.ipu.org/women-ranking/, note: For the year of 1998, the data is as of August 10, 1998., type: Excel, date accessed: 2026-03-29.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SG.GEN.PARL.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), uri: https://data.ipu.org/women-ranking/, note: For the year of 1998, the data is as of August 10, 1998., type: Excel, date accessed: 2026-03-29 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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