Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) was 0.7% in 2026. ▬ Flat
Latest (2026)
0.7%
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
18th
of 74 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2025
All-time low
0.7%
in 2026
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) in Jamaica, 2021–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.7% for ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in 2026. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Jamaica ranks 18th of 74 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.7% | — |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.8% | +4.6% |
| 2026 | 0.7% | -4.8% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.8× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6%, 1.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More gender data for Jamaica
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 468.29 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.89 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,341 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,341 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.0684 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 15,460 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 16,015 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 15,603 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 16,169 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 15,800 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in Jamaica?
- Ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in Jamaica was 0.7% in 2026, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2026.
- How does Jamaica rank for ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of)?
- Jamaica ranks 18th out of 74 countries with data for 2026.
- Is ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of women in parliament in the proportion of women in the national population with the age of eligibility as a lower bound boundary), Upper Chamber. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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