Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Haiti
Haiti: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 2.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Haiti, 1997–2019
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 2.5% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Haiti peaked at 11.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2016.
Haiti ranks 189th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3.6% | — |
| 1998 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | -43.5% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | +100.0% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | +172.2% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | -62.1% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | — |
| 2018 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.0% | 4.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 0.0% | 11.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More public sector data for Haiti
- Arms imports 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (1985)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (1985)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (1985)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -25 % change on previous year (1983)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (1985)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1.68 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0008 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 67.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 19.75 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 362.85 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (1985)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Haiti?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Haiti was 2.5% in 2019, 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 Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2016.
- How does Haiti rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Haiti ranks 189th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti 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.