Women in national parliament in Belize
Women held 12.5% of seats in the national parliament of Belize in 2025.
Belize, 2025
12.5%
Change from 2024
−3.1percentage points
World, 2025
27.2%
Position in 2025
156th of 184
Women in national parliament in Belize over time
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% of seats in the single or lower chamber. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Belize | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12.5% | 27.2% |
| 2024 | 15.6% | 27.0% |
| 2023 | 15.6% | 26.7% |
| 2022 | 12.5% | 26.5% |
| 2021 | 12.5% | 26.1% |
| 2020 | 9.7% | 25.6% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | 24.6% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | 24.1% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | 23.6% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | 23.1% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | 22.8% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | 22.2% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | 21.8% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | 20.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | 19.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | 19.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | 19.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | 18.4% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | 17.9% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | 17.0% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | 16.5% |
| 2004 | 6.7% | 15.9% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | 15.2% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | 15.2% |
| 2001 | 6.9% | 14.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −3.1 percentage points from 15.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 3.1%, the figure has changed by +9.4 percentage points.
- Among the 184 countries with data for 2025, Belize has the 156th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 27.2%.