Share of women in parliament ipu in Mauritius
Mauritius: Share of women in parliament ipu was 17.91 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of women in parliament ipu in Mauritius, 1997–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women in parliament ipu in Mauritius is 17.91, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and up 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in parliament ipu in Mauritius peaked at 20 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.71, in 2000.
That places Mauritius 139th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 7.58 | — |
| 1998 | 7.58 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7.58 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5.71 | -24.6% |
| 2001 | 5.71 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.71 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.71 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.71 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 17.14 | +200.0% |
| 2006 | 17.14 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 17.14 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 17.14 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 17.14 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 18.84 | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 18.84 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18.84 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 18.84 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 18.84 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11.59 | -38.5% |
| 2016 | 11.59 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11.59 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11.59 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20 | +72.5% |
| 2020 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 19.4 | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 17.91 | -7.7% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 17.91 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.82, 78% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 17.91 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.34, 77% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.58 | 7.58 | 7.58 | 3 |
| 2000s | 11.43 | 5.71 | 17.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.06 | 11.59 | 20 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.55 | 17.91 | 20 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More gender data for Mauritius
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 171.19 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.18 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,079 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,079 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.1674 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 5,566 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 5,753 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 5,628 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 5,816 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 5,747 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women in parliament ipu in Mauritius?
- Share of women in parliament ipu in Mauritius was 17.91 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women in parliament ipu recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 20 in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of women in parliament ipu recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.71 in 2000.
- How does Mauritius rank for share of women in parliament ipu?
- Mauritius ranks 139th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of women in parliament ipu rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 29 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).