Proportion of Women in Ministerial Level Positions in Barbados
Barbados: Proportion of Women in Ministerial Level Positions was 31.25 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of Women in Ministerial Level Positions in Barbados, 2005–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 31.25 for proportion of women in ministerial level positions in 2024.
That represents a change of up 25.0% on the previous year and up 164.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Barbados peaked at 31.58 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.6, in 2010.
Barbados ranks 56th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of Women in Ministerial Level Positions in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | 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 | 26.09 | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 31.58 | +21.1% |
| 2022 | 25 | -20.8% |
| 2023 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 31.25 | +25.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.6 | 27.8 | 29.4 | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.67 | 5.6 | 26.09 | 7 |
| 2020s | 28.21 | 25 | 31.58 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 53 Brazil 32.26 compare
- 53 Togo 32.26 compare
- 55 Trinidad and Tobago 31.82 compare
- 56 Cape Verde 31.25 compare
- 56 El Salvador 31.25 compare
- 59 Grenada 30.77 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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1,590 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1,546 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1,597 (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 31.25 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest proportion of women in ministerial level positions recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 31.58 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 56th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of women in ministerial level positions rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 164.8%. 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 Women in Ministerial Level Positions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Data on the proportion of women in leadership positions.