Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Barbados
Barbados: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 26.7% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
26.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
98th
of 210 countries
All-time high
26.7%
in 2023
All-time low
10.0%
in 2008
Years of data
27
2000–2026
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Barbados, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Barbados stood at 26.7%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Barbados peaked at 26.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2008.
That places Barbados 98th out of 210 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.7% | — |
| 2001 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 13.3% | +24.5% |
| 2005 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | -25.0% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 16.7% | +66.7% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20.0% | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 26.7% | +33.4% |
| 2024 | 26.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 26.7% | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 26.7% | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 26.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 31.2%, 85% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 26.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.4%, 88% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.6% | 10.0% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 10.0% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 20.0% | 26.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 95 Montenegro 27.2% compare
- 96 Afghanistan 27.0% compare
- 97 Egypt 26.9% compare
- 99 Benin 26.6% compare
- 100 China 26.5% compare
- 101 Seychelles 26.5% compare
More gender data for Barbados
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 46.7 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6214 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 235.79 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 235.79 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.0373 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1,526 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1,574 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1,531 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1,581 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1,539 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Barbados?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Barbados was 26.7% in 2026, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2008.
- How does Barbados rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Barbados ranks 98th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (% of total number of seats). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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