Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) … number in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) … number was 30.4% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2026, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines stood at 30.4%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.0% on the previous year and up 133.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 30.4% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2000.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 79th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.8% | — |
| 2001 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 22.7% | +377.5% |
| 2003 | 22.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 22.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 22.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 18.2% | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 21.7% | +19.6% |
| 2011 | 14.3% | -34.3% |
| 2012 | 17.4% | +21.7% |
| 2013 | 17.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13.0% | -25.0% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 18.2% | +39.4% |
| 2022 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 21.7% | +19.6% |
| 2025 | 21.7% | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 30.4% | +40.0% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 30.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.4%, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 30.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.4%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.3% | 4.8% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 13.0% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 13.0% | 30.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
More gender data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 17.97 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -3.15 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 78.89 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 78.89 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.038 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 571 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 590 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 576 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 595 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 585 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 30.4% 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 30.4% in 2026.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2000.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 79th out of 212 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 133.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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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