Share of women in parliament ipu in Suriname
Suriname: Share of women in parliament ipu was 31.37 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
31.37
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
67th
of 193 countries
All-time high
31.37
in 2019
All-time low
9.8
in 2010
Years of data
28
1997–2025
Share of women in parliament ipu in Suriname, 1997–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 31.37 for share of women in parliament ipu in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in parliament ipu in Suriname peaked at 31.37 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.8, in 2010.
Suriname ranks 67th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Share of women in parliament ipu in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 15.69 | — |
| 1998 | 15.69 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 15.69 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 17.65 | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 17.65 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 17.65 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 19.61 | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 25.49 | +30.0% |
| 2006 | 25.49 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 25.49 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 25.49 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 25.49 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9.8 | -61.5% |
| 2011 | 11.76 | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 11.76 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11.76 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11.76 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 25.49 | +116.7% |
| 2016 | 25.49 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 25.49 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 25.49 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 31.37 | +23.1% |
| 2020 | 29.41 | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 29.41 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 29.41 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 29.41 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 31.37 | +6.7% |
| 2025 | 31.37 | +0.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 31.37 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.82, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 31.37 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 31.25, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.69 | 15.69 | 15.69 | 3 |
| 2000s | 22.22 | 17.65 | 25.49 | 9 |
| 2010s | 19.02 | 9.8 | 31.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.07 | 29.41 | 31.37 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 64 Liechtenstein 32 compare
- 65 El Salvador 31.67 compare
- 66 Vietnam 31.38 compare
- 68 Uruguay 31.31 compare
- 69 Poland 31.3 compare
- 70 Grenada 31.25 compare
- 70 Saint Kitts and Nevis 31.25 compare
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 share of women in parliament ipu in Suriname?
- Share of women in parliament ipu in Suriname was 31.37 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women in parliament ipu recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 31.37 in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of women in parliament ipu recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8 in 2010.
- How does Suriname rank for share of women in parliament ipu?
- Suriname ranks 67th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of women in parliament ipu rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. 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 Share of women in parliament ipu. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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