Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament in Barbados
Barbados: Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament was 0.63 ratio in 2026. ▼ Falling
Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament in Barbados, 2021–2026
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 0.63 ratio for representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament in 2026. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 23.2% over ten years.
Barbados ranks 27th of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament in Barbados, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.82 ratio | — |
| 2022 | 0.82 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.79 ratio | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 0.72 ratio | -8.9% |
| 2025 | 0.63 ratio | -12.5% |
| 2026 | 0.63 ratio | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.63 ratio is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.66 ratio, 95% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.63 ratio is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.63 ratio, 1.0× the median. (17 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 the upper chamber of parliament in Barbados?
- Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament in Barbados was 0.63 ratio in 2026, according to Inter-Parliamentary Union – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.82 ratio in 2021.
- What is the lowest representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.63 ratio in 2025.
- How does Barbados rank for representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament?
- Barbados ranks 27th out of 71 countries with data for 2026.
- Is representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados 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 upper 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), Upper Chamber.