Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Dominica
Dominica: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 40.6% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Dominica, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 40.6% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 85.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Dominica peaked at 40.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 2011.
That places Dominica 30th out of 210 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.8% | — |
| 2001 | 18.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 18.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 18.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 18.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 19.4% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 12.9% | -33.3% |
| 2007 | 12.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 16.1% | +25.0% |
| 2009 | 18.8% | +16.2% |
| 2010 | 14.3% | -23.8% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12.9% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 21.9% | +69.6% |
| 2016 | 21.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 25.0% | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 38.1% | +52.4% |
| 2021 | 34.4% | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 34.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 37.5% | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 37.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 40.6% | +8.3% |
| 2026 | 40.6% | +0.0% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 40.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.4%, 1.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 40.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.4%, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Dominica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +69.6% | 12.9% | 21.9% |
| 2020 | +52.4% | 25.0% | 38.1% |
| 2006 | -33.3% | 19.4% | 12.9% |
| 2008 | +25.0% | 12.9% | 16.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.4% | 12.9% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 12.5% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.6% | 34.4% | 40.6% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 27 Senegal 41.2% compare
- 28 Argentina 40.9% compare
- 29 Belgium 40.7% compare
- 30 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 40.6% compare
- 30 United Kingdom 40.6% compare
- 33 Switzerland 39.7% compare
More gender data for Dominica
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 344 people (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 355 people (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 346 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 357 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 348 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 359 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 352 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 363 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 356 people (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 367 people (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Dominica?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Dominica was 40.6% 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 Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 40.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 2011.
- How does Dominica rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Dominica ranks 30th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica 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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