Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) in Barbados
Barbados: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) was 26.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Barbados, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Barbados is 26.7%, measured 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, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Barbados peaked at 26.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, 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.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 10.7% | — |
| 1998 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 13.3% | +24.4% |
| 2004 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | -25.0% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 16.7% | +66.7% |
| 2014 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | +20.0% |
| 2019 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 26.7% | +33.3% |
| 2023 | 26.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 26.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 26.7% | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 26.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 31.3%, 85% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 26.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 31.2%, 85% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.7% | 10.7% | 10.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 10.0% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 10.0% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.4% | 20.0% | 26.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 89 Montenegro 27.2% compare
- 90 Afghanistan 27.0% compare
- 91 Egypt 26.8% compare
- 93 Benin 26.6% compare
- 94 China 26.5% compare
- 95 Seychelles 26.5% compare
More public sector data for Barbados
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2009)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 36.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2009)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0022 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2009)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2009)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Barbados?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Barbados was 26.7% in 2025, according to Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
- What is the highest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2008.
- How does Barbados rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Barbados ranks 92nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 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 Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), published as part of Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.