Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Barbados
Barbados: Proportion of women in ministerial level positions was 27.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Barbados, 2005–2025
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union. United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). Women in Politics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 27.8% for proportion of women in ministerial level positions in 2025.
The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year and up 135.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Barbados peaked at 31.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2010.
That places Barbados 64th out of 192 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 29.4% | — |
| 2008 | 27.8% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | -79.9% |
| 2012 | 11.8% | +110.7% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 23.8% | +101.7% |
| 2019 | 26.1% | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 31.6% | +21.1% |
| 2022 | 25.0% | -20.8% |
| 2023 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 31.2% | +25.0% |
| 2025 | 27.8% | -11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.6% | 27.8% | 29.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 5.6% | 26.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 28.1% | 25.0% | 31.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 63 Montenegro 28.0% compare
- 64 Malawi 27.8% compare
- 64 Mozambique 27.8% compare
- 67 Eritrea 26.7% compare
- 67 Jamaica 26.7% 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 women in ministerial level positions in Barbados?
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Barbados was 27.8% in 2025, according to Inter-Parliamentary Union. United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). Women in Politics.
- What is the highest proportion of women in ministerial level positions recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 31.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in ministerial level positions recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2010.
- How does Barbados rank for proportion of women in ministerial level positions?
- Barbados ranks 64th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in ministerial level positions rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 135.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Inter-Parliamentary Union. United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). Women in Politics, published as part of Proportion of women in ministerial level positions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Women in ministerial level positions is the proportion of women in ministerial or equivalent positions (including deputy prime ministers) in the government. Prime Ministers/Heads of Government are included when they hold ministerial portfolios. Vice-Presidents and heads of governmental or public agencies are excluded.