Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
Small Island Developing States (SIDS): Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of was 34.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
34.3%
Change on year
up 2.2%
Rank
5th
of 12 groups
All-time high
34.3%
in 2025
All-time low
29.8%
in 2020
Years of data
6
2020–2025
Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Small Island Developing States (SIDS), 2020–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) stood at 34.3%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Small Island Developing States (SIDS), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 29.8% | — |
| 2021 | 30.1% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 31.0% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 33.2% | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 33.6% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 34.3% | +2.2% |
Countries ranked near Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
- 2 Sweden 44.0%
- 3 Spain 40.6% compare
- 4 Switzerland 39.3% compare
- 5 Australia and New Zealand 39.2% compare
- 6 Liechtenstein 34.8% compare
- 7 Poland 34.3% compare
- 8 Italy 33.4% compare
More gender data for Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 623 (2026)
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 29.5% (2026)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 28.7% (2023)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 33.6% (2023)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 28.5% (2023)
- Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 39.9% (2025)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 0.9941 (2024)
- Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 0.6% (2026)
- Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 0.6% (2026)
- Proportion of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have 68.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)?
- Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) was 34.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of recorded in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)?
- The highest recorded value was 34.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of recorded in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.8% in 2020.
- How does Small Island Developing States (SIDS) rank for proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of?
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) ranks 5th out of 12 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of rising or falling in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small Island Developing States (SIDS) data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of local government (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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