Share of women in parliament ipu in Barbados
Barbados: Share of women in parliament ipu was 26.67 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
26.67
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
92nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
26.67
in 2022
All-time low
10
in 2008
Years of data
29
1997–2025
Share of women in parliament ipu in Barbados, 1997–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 26.67 for share of women in parliament ipu in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in parliament ipu in Barbados peaked at 26.67 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2008.
Barbados ranks 92nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Share of women in parliament ipu in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 10.71 | — |
| 1998 | 10.71 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10.71 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10.71 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10.71 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10.71 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 13.33 | +24.4% |
| 2004 | 13.33 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 13.33 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13.33 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13.33 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10 | -25.0% |
| 2009 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 16.67 | +66.7% |
| 2014 | 16.67 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16.67 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16.67 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16.67 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 20 | +20.0% |
| 2019 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 26.67 | +33.3% |
| 2023 | 26.67 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 26.67 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 26.67 | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 26.67 is below the median for high income countries, which is 31.28, 85% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 26.67 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 31.25, 85% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.71 | 10.71 | 10.71 | 3 |
| 2000s | 11.88 | 10 | 13.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.33 | 10 | 20 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.44 | 20 | 26.67 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 89 Montenegro 27.16 compare
- 90 Afghanistan 27.02 compare
- 91 Egypt 26.85 compare
- 93 Benin 26.61 compare
- 94 China 26.54 compare
- 95 Seychelles 26.47 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)
- 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 share of women in parliament ipu in Barbados?
- Share of women in parliament ipu in Barbados was 26.67 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women in parliament ipu recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 26.67 in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of women in parliament ipu recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2008.
- How does Barbados rank for share of women in parliament ipu?
- Barbados ranks 92nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of women in parliament ipu rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women in parliament ipu. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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