Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) … number in Kiribati
Kiribati: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) … number was 11.1% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Kiribati, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Kiribati is 11.1%, measured in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 70.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Kiribati peaked at 11.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2008.
That places Kiribati 180th out of 212 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the bottom 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 (%) … number in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.9% | — |
| 2001 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7.1% | +50.0% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | -39.1% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | +100.0% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | -25.1% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 11.1% | +66.6% |
| 2026 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 11.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.7%, 51% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 11.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.4%, 72% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.3% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 4.3% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 6.5% | 11.1% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 177 Brunei Darussalam 11.4% compare
- 177 Central African Republic 11.4% compare
- 177 Brunei 11.4% compare
- 181 Liberia 11.0% compare
- 182 Nauru 10.5% compare
- 182 Saint Lucia 10.5% compare
- 182 Naoero 10.5% compare
More gender data for Kiribati
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1,583 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1,682 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1,573 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1,572 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1,573 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1,668 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 1,568 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 1,659 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Kiribati?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Kiribati was 11.1% 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 Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2008.
- How does Kiribati rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Kiribati ranks 180th out of 212 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati 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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