Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Maldives
Maldives: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 3.2% in 2026. ▼ Falling
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Maldives, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Maldives stood at 3.2%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Maldives peaked at 12.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2025.
That places Maldives 203rd out of 210 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.0% | — |
| 2001 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | +100.0% |
| 2006 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | -45.9% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | -13.0% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | -19.9% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5.0% | +8.7% |
| 2025 | 3.2% | -35.4% |
| 2026 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 3.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.4%, 13% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 3.2% is below the median for South Asia, which is 11.8%, 27% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.0% | 6.0% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 4.7% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 3.2% | 5.0% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More gender data for Maldives
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 86.61 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.93 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 453.06 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 453.06 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,667 people (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,787 people (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,752 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,869 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,832 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Maldives?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Maldives was 3.2% 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2025.
- How does Maldives rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Maldives ranks 203rd out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives 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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