Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments in Barbados
Barbados: Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments was 26.67 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments in Barbados, 1997–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 26.67 for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Barbados peaked at 26.67 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2008.
That places Barbados 89th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 10.71 | — |
| 1998 | 10.71 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10.71 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10.71 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10.71 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10.71 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 13.33 | +24.4% |
| 2004 | 13.33 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 13.33 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13.33 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13.33 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10 | -25.0% |
| 2009 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 16.67 | +66.7% |
| 2014 | 16.67 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16.67 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16.67 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16.67 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 20 | +20.0% |
| 2019 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 26.67 | +33.3% |
| 2023 | 26.67 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 26.67 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.71 | 10.71 | 10.71 | 3 |
| 2000s | 11.88 | 10 | 13.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.33 | 10 | 20 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24 | 20 | 26.67 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 86 Montenegro 27.16 compare
- 87 Afghanistan 27.02 compare
- 88 Tajikistan 26.98 compare
- 90 Benin 26.61 compare
- 91 China 26.54 compare
- 92 Djibouti 26.15 compare
More gender data for Barbados
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 46.7 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6214 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 235.79 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 235.79 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.0373 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1,526 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1,574 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1,531 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1,581 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1,539 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Barbados?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Barbados was 26.67 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 26.67 in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2008.
- How does Barbados rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Barbados ranks 89th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Data on the proportion of women in leadership positions.