Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Melanesia
Melanesia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 4.5% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Melanesia, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded 4.5% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Melanesia peaked at 5.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2012.
Melanesia ranks 199th of 210 countries on this measure, 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 in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.9% | — |
| 2001 | 1.4% | -63.4% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | +49.7% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | +49.1% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | -55.5% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -33.1% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | +97.9% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | +122.3% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | -23.5% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | +22.1% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | +16.0% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | +15.0% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 4.8% | -9.8% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 4.5% | -7.8% |
| 2026 | 4.5% | -0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Melanesia 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 | +122.3% | 1.9% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | +97.9% | 0.9% | 1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.4% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 0.9% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.5% | 5.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
More gender data for Melanesia
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 12 (2026)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 29.1% (2023)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 31.2% (2023)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 29.0% (2023)
- Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 25.3% (2025)
- Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 0.1% (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Melanesia?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Melanesia was 4.5% 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 Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2012.
- How does Melanesia rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Melanesia ranks 199th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Melanesia 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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