Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Haiti
Haiti: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 2.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Haiti, 2000–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 2.5% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2020.
The figure is down 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Haiti peaked at 11.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2016.
That places Haiti 206th out of 210 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.6% | — |
| 2001 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11.1% | +172.3% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | -62.1% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | — |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 2.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.7%, 12% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 2.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.4%, 8% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.6% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 0.0% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More gender data for Haiti
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,621 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2535 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 8,932 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,932 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 122,690 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 125,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 121,488 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 123,595 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 120,890 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Haiti?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Haiti was 2.5% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2016.
- How does Haiti rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Haiti ranks 206th out of 210 countries with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti 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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