Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) in Kiribati
Kiribati: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) was 5 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Kiribati, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Kiribati stood at 5. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Kiribati peaked at 5 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2000.
Kiribati ranks 185th 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 Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2 | — |
| 2001 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2008 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2009 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 | +100.0% |
| 2013 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5 | +66.7% |
| 2026 | 5 | +0.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 5 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 29, 17% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 5 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 26.5, 19% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.57 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More gender data for Kiribati
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1,583 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1,682 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1,573 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1,572 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1,573 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1,668 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 1,568 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 1,659 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Kiribati?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Kiribati was 5 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 Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2000.
- How does Kiribati rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Kiribati ranks 185th out of 212 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati 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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