Ecuador

Asamblea Nacional (National Assembly)

The IPU data corresponds to the lower chamber if the parliament is bicameral. For information about upper chambers, refer to Parline

Women in parliament

43.05%

of MPs are women

IPU on gender equality

Youth in parliament

62.91%

of MPs are under 45

IPU on youth empowerment

MPs' human rights

cases currently treated by the Committee on the Human Rights of MPs

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Population 17.98 million people
Number of MPs 151 MPs
Legislature Unicameral
Last election Feb 2025
IPU Membership
Common principles signatory
Website www.asambleanacional.gob.ec
More data from Parline

This page contains the latest IPU news and data for this parliament. The percentage of women in parliament and the percentage of youth participation correspond to the lower chamber if the parliament is bicameral. The number of MP human rights cases corresponds to the latest decisions of the IPU Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians.

Innovation stories

100 days of teleworking during the COVID-19 pandemic: The Ecuador National Assembly

The National Assembly of Ecuador adapted rapidly to the adverse circumstances in the COVID-19 pandemic thanks to strategic planning aimed at digitalizing the management policy of the legislative that had been undertaken much earlier. Remote participation of MPs is carried out through videoconferencing, and plenary sittings and its various processes are managed through a unique Electronic Office System. Information on sittings is available on apps for mobile devices and plenary sittings are broadcast live on radio and TV while official documents are sent through a document management system.