Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Maldives
Maldives: Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament was 0.09 ratio in 2026. ▼ Falling
Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Maldives, 2021–2026
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
The most recent figure for representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Maldives is 0.09 ratio, measured in 2026. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 35.7% over ten years.
Maldives ranks 164th of 171 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Maldives, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.14 ratio | — |
| 2022 | 0.14 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.11 ratio | -21.4% |
| 2024 | 0.12 ratio | +9.1% |
| 2025 | 0.09 ratio | -25.0% |
| 2026 | 0.09 ratio | +0.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.09 ratio is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.485 ratio, 19% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.09 ratio is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.19 ratio, 47% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 162 Antigua and Barbuda 0.11 ratio compare
- 163 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.1 ratio compare
- 164 Bhutan 0.09 ratio compare
- 166 Nigeria 0.08 ratio compare
- 167 Tonga 0.07 ratio compare
More gender data for Maldives
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 86.61 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.93 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 453.06 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 453.06 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,752 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,869 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,832 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Maldives?
- Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Maldives was 0.09 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.14 ratio in 2021.
- What is the lowest representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.09 ratio in 2025.
- How does Maldives rank for representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament?
- Maldives ranks 164th out of 171 countries with data for 2026.
- Is representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives 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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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.