Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 26.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Caribbean Small States, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
Caribbean Small States recorded 26.0% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Caribbean Small States peaked at 27.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 1997.
Caribbean Small States ranks 23rd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 11.6% | — |
| 1998 | 11.7% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 12.8% | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 14.8% | +15.7% |
| 2002 | 16.4% | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 16.6% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 18.8% | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 18.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 18.1% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 18.8% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 18.0% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | -13.7% |
| 2011 | 16.4% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 16.8% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 17.8% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 17.9% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 20.9% | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 21.9% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 22.7% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 23.4% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 25.0% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 25.5% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 25.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 26.4% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 27.3% | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 26.0% | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.0% | 11.6% | 12.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 17.6% | 14.8% | 18.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 15.5% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 25.0% | 27.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
More public sector data for Caribbean Small States
- Tax revenue 17.7% (2017)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 26.1% (2019)
- Taxes on goods and services 20.8% (2019)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 2.4% (2017)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -5.5% (2017)
- Interest payments 13.2% (2019)
- Grants and other revenue 18.7% (2019)
- Interest payments 9.6% (2019)
- Other taxes 16.1% (2019)
- Compensation of employees 32.1% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Caribbean Small States?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Caribbean Small States was 26.0% 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 Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 27.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 1997.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States 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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About this data
Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.