Share of women in ministerial positions in Barbados
Barbados: Share of women in ministerial positions was 31.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women in ministerial positions in Barbados, 2005–2024
Source: IPU via World Bank; UN Women via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 31.2% for share of women in ministerial positions in 2024.
The figure is up 25.0% on the previous year and up 164.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in ministerial positions in Barbados peaked at 31.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2010.
That places Barbados 56th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of women in ministerial positions in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 29.4% | — |
| 2008 | 27.8% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | -79.9% |
| 2012 | 11.8% | +110.7% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 23.8% | +101.7% |
| 2019 | 26.1% | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 31.6% | +21.1% |
| 2022 | 25.0% | -20.8% |
| 2023 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 31.2% | +25.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.6% | 27.8% | 29.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 5.6% | 26.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 25.0% | 31.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 53 Brazil 32.3% compare
- 53 Togo 32.3% compare
- 55 Trinidad and Tobago 31.8% compare
- 56 Cape Verde 31.2% compare
- 56 El Salvador 31.2% compare
- 59 Grenada 30.8% compare
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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1,590 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1,546 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1,597 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women in ministerial positions in Barbados?
- Share of women in ministerial positions in Barbados was 31.2% in 2024, according to IPU via World Bank; UN Women via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women in ministerial positions recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 31.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of women in ministerial positions recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2010.
- How does Barbados rank for share of women in ministerial positions?
- Barbados ranks 56th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women in ministerial positions rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 164.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from IPU via World Bank; UN Women via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women in ministerial positions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Deputy prime ministers and prime ministers or heads of government that hold ministerial portfolios are included, vice-presidents and heads of governmental or public agencies are excluded.