Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) in Maldives
Maldives: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) was 3 in 2026. ▼ Falling
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Maldives, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 3 for number of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Maldives peaked at 6 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2000.
Maldives ranks 196th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3 | — |
| 2001 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6 | +100.0% |
| 2006 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2020 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2026 | 3 | +0.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 3 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31, 10% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 3 is below the median for South Asia, which is 47.5, 6% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.71 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 196 Haiti 3 compare
- 196 Micronesia (Federated States of) 3 compare
- 196 Papua New Guinea 3 compare
- 196 Qatar 3 compare
- 196 Solomon Islands 3 compare
More gender data for Maldives
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 86.61 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.93 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 453.06 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 453.06 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,752 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,869 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,832 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Maldives?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Maldives was 3 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2005.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Maldives ranks 196th out of 212 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives 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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