Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Jamaica
Jamaica: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 30.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Jamaica, 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 Jamaica is 30.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 137.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Jamaica peaked at 30.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 1997.
That places Jamaica 76th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 11.7% | — |
| 1998 | 13.6% | +16.2% |
| 1999 | 13.3% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 11.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13.3% | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12.7% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 17.5% | +37.5% |
| 2017 | 17.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 17.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 28.6% | +63.6% |
| 2021 | 28.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 28.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 28.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 27.4% | -4.0% |
| 2025 | 30.2% | +10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.9% | 11.7% | 13.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 11.7% | 13.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 12.7% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.6% | 27.4% | 30.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More public sector data for Jamaica
- Arms imports 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 92.46 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0119 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 13.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 262.51 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 923.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Jamaica?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Jamaica was 30.2% 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 30.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 1997.
- How does Jamaica rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Jamaica ranks 76th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 137.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.