Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) in Barbados
Barbados: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) was 8 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Barbados, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 8 for number of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Barbados peaked at 8 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2000.
Barbados ranks 170th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3 | — |
| 2001 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2005 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2009 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5 | +66.7% |
| 2015 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 | +33.3% |
| 2024 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 8 | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 8 is below the median for high income countries, which is 33, 24% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 8 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19, 42% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.14 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 169 Seychelles 9 compare
- 170 Bahrain 8 compare
- 170 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 compare
- 170 Cyprus 8 compare
- 170 Lebanon 8 compare
- 170 Liberia 8 compare
- 170 Liechtenstein 8 compare
- 170 Sao Tome and Principe 8 compare
More gender data for Barbados
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 46.7 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6214 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 235.79 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 235.79 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.0373 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1,526 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1,574 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1,531 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1,581 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1,539 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Barbados?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Barbados was 8 in 2026, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Barbados ranks 170th out of 212 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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