Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Dominica
Dominica: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 13 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Dominica, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Dominica is 13, measured in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 85.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Dominica peaked at 13 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2006.
That places Dominica 160th out of 210 countries with data for 2026, putting it 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 in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6 | — |
| 2001 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4 | -33.3% |
| 2007 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 4 | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 | +75.0% |
| 2016 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11 | +37.5% |
| 2022 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12 | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 13 | +8.3% |
| 2026 | 13 | +0.0% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 13 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31, 42% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 13 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19, 68% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8 | 4 | 8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.43 | 8 | 13 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 158 Andorra 14 compare
- 158 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 14 compare
- 160 Burkina Faso 13 compare
- 162 Mauritius 12 compare
- 162 Melanesia 12 compare
More gender data for Dominica
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 344 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 355 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 346 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 357 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 348 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 359 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 352 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 363 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 356 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 367 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Dominica?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Dominica was 13 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 Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 13 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2006.
- How does Dominica rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Dominica ranks 160th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica 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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