Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) was 12 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
12
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
163rd
of 212 countries
All-time high
14
in 2020
All-time low
4
in 2001
Years of data
27
2000–2026
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mauritius, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mauritius stood at 12.
The figure is up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mauritius peaked at 14 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2001.
Mauritius ranks 163rd 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 Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5 | — |
| 2001 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2002 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12 | +200.0% |
| 2007 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13 | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 | -38.5% |
| 2016 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14 | +75.0% |
| 2021 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 12 | -14.3% |
| 2026 | 12 | +0.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 12 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31, 39% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 12 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34, 35% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.3 | 4 | 12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.4 | 8 | 13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.43 | 12 | 14 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 161 Burkina Faso 13 compare
- 161 Dominica 13 compare
- 163 Melanesia 12 compare
- 165 Monaco 11 compare
- 166 Guinea-Bissau 10 compare
- 166 Serbia and Montenegro [former] 10 compare
- 166 Trinidad and Tobago 10 compare
More gender data for Mauritius
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 171.19 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.18 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,079 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,079 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.1674 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 5,566 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 5,753 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 5,628 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 5,816 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 5,747 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mauritius?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mauritius was 12 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 14 in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2001.
- How does Mauritius rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Mauritius ranks 163rd out of 212 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius 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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