Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Barbados
Barbados: Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament was 0.5 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
0.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
90th
of 171 countries
All-time high
0.5
in 2023
All-time low
0.38
in 2021
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Barbados, 2021–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2026, representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Barbados stood at 0.5. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 31.6% over ten years.
Barbados ranks 90th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.38 | — |
| 2022 | 0.38 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5 | +31.6% |
| 2024 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.61, 82% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.5 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.59, 85% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Barbados
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 representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Barbados?
- Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Barbados was 0.5 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5 in 2023.
- What is the lowest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.38 in 2021.
- How does Barbados rank for representation of women in lower chamber of parliament?
- Barbados ranks 90th out of 171 countries with data for 2026.
- Is representation of women in lower chamber of parliament rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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