Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Fiji
Fiji: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 9.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Fiji, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 9.1% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2025.
That represents a change of down 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Fiji peaked at 21.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 1997.
Fiji ranks 173rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 4.3% | — |
| 1998 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 11.3% | +162.9% |
| 2001 | 5.7% | -49.3% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8.5% | +47.9% |
| 2005 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14.0% | +65.7% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19.6% | +22.5% |
| 2019 | 19.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 19.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 21.6% | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 19.6% | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 10.9% | -44.4% |
| 2024 | 9.1% | -16.7% |
| 2025 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.6% | 4.3% | 11.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 5.7% | 8.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 14.0% | 19.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 9.1% | 21.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More public sector data for Fiji
- Arms imports 16.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 17.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0027 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 16.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 83.59 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.013 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 5.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 77.64 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 383.14 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2020)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 4,015 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Fiji?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Fiji was 9.1% 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 Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 1997.
- How does Fiji rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Fiji ranks 173rd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji 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.