Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments in Maldives
Maldives: Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments was 3.23 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments in Maldives, 1997–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 3.23 for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.8% on the previous year and down 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Maldives peaked at 12 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.23, in 2024.
Maldives ranks 183rd of 190 countries on this measure, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 6.25 | — |
| 1998 | 6.25 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6 | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12 | +100.0% |
| 2006 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6.49 | -45.9% |
| 2010 | 6.49 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6.49 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6.49 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6.49 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.88 | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 5.88 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.88 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.88 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.88 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.6 | -21.8% |
| 2020 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.23 | -29.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.25 | 6.25 | 6.25 | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.45 | 6 | 12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 | 4.6 | 6.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.32 | 3.23 | 4.6 | 5 |
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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 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,787 (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 3.23 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 12 in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.23 in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Maldives ranks 183rd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives 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.