Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Suriname
Suriname: Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament was 0.62 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
0.62
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
56th
of 171 countries
All-time high
0.62
in 2024
All-time low
0.58
in 2021
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Suriname, 2021–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2026, representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Suriname stood at 0.62. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% over ten years.
Suriname ranks 56th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.58 | — |
| 2022 | 0.58 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.58 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.62 | +6.9% |
| 2025 | 0.62 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 0.62 | +0.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.62 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.485, 1.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.62 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.59, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Suriname
More gender data for Suriname
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 158.99 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4271 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 506.66 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 506.66 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 5,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 5,469 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 5,254 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 5,447 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 5,239 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Suriname?
- Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Suriname was 0.62 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.62 in 2024.
- What is the lowest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.58 in 2021.
- How does Suriname rank for representation of women in lower chamber of parliament?
- Suriname ranks 56th out of 171 countries with data for 2026.
- Is representation of women in lower chamber of parliament rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname 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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