Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 10 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Trinidad and Tobago, 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 Trinidad and Tobago is 10, measured in 2026.
That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 13 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2000.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 165th of 210 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 in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4 | — |
| 2001 | 6 | +50.0% |
| 2002 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11 | +57.1% |
| 2009 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12 | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13 | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11 | -15.4% |
| 2022 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12 | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2026 | 10 | -9.1% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 10 is below the median for high income countries, which is 33, 30% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 10 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19, 53% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.3 | 4 | 11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.3 | 11 | 13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.43 | 10 | 13 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 162 Mauritius 12 compare
- 162 Melanesia 12 compare
- 164 Monaco 11 compare
- 165 Guinea-Bissau 10 compare
- 165 Serbia and Montenegro [former] 10 compare
- 168 Seychelles 9 compare
More gender data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 243.17 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.79 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,269 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,269 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.2433 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 7,635 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 7,919 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 7,767 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 8,055 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 7,904 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Trinidad and Tobago was 10 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 13 in 2016.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2000.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 165th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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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