Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) in Suriname
Suriname: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) was 16 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Suriname, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 16 for number of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Suriname peaked at 16 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2001.
Suriname ranks 154th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 9 | — |
| 2003 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 13 | +30.0% |
| 2007 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 | -61.5% |
| 2012 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13 | +116.7% |
| 2017 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 15 | +15.4% |
| 2020 | 16 | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16 | +6.7% |
| 2025 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 16 | +0.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 16 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31, 52% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 16 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19, 84% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.7 | 0 | 13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.6 | 5 | 15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.57 | 15 | 16 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More gender data for Suriname
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 158.99 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4271 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 506.66 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 506.66 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 5,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 5,469 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 5,254 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 5,447 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 5,239 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Suriname?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Suriname was 16 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 Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 16 in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2001.
- How does Suriname rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Suriname ranks 154th out of 212 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname 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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