Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Jamaica
Jamaica: Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament was 0.59 ratio in 2026. ▬ Flat
Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Jamaica, 2021–2026
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.59 ratio for representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in 2026. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
That places Jamaica 70th out of 171 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.56 ratio | — |
| 2022 | 0.56 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.56 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.54 ratio | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 0.56 ratio | +3.7% |
| 2026 | 0.59 ratio | +5.4% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.59 ratio is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.485 ratio, 1.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.59 ratio is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.59 ratio, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 67 Bahrain 0.6 ratio compare
- 67 Canada 0.6 ratio compare
- 67 Poland 0.6 ratio compare
- 70 Honduras 0.59 ratio compare
- 70 Saudi Arabia 0.59 ratio compare
- 73 Colombia 0.57 ratio compare
- 73 El Salvador 0.57 ratio compare
- 73 Guinea 0.57 ratio compare
- 73 United States of America 0.57 ratio compare
- 73 Uruguay 0.57 ratio compare
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 representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Jamaica?
- Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Jamaica was 0.59 ratio in 2026, according to Inter-Parliamentary Union – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.59 ratio in 2026.
- What is the lowest representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.54 ratio in 2024.
- How does Jamaica rank for representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament?
- Jamaica ranks 70th out of 171 countries with data for 2026.
- Is representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Inter-Parliamentary Union – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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), Lower Chamber or Unicameral.