Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Jamaica
Jamaica: Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament was 0.59 in 2026. ▬ Flat
Latest (2026)
0.59
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
70th
of 171 countries
All-time high
0.59
in 2026
All-time low
0.54
in 2024
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Jamaica, 2021–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.59 for representation of women in 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 lower chamber of parliament in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.56 | — |
| 2022 | 0.56 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.56 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.54 | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 0.56 | +3.7% |
| 2026 | 0.59 | +5.4% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.59 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.485, 1.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.59 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.59, 1.0× the median. (29 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 representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Jamaica?
- Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Jamaica was 0.59 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.59 in 2026.
- What is the lowest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.54 in 2024.
- How does Jamaica rank for representation of women in lower chamber of parliament?
- Jamaica ranks 70th out of 171 countries with data for 2026.
- Is representation of women in 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 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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