Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) in Kiribati
Kiribati: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) was 11.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Kiribati, 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 Kiribati is 11.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Kiribati peaked at 11.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1997.
Kiribati ranks 166th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 4.9% | — |
| 2000 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4.8% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | +50.0% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | -39.1% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | +100.0% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | -25.0% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | +36.3% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | -25.0% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11.1% | +66.7% |
| 2025 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 11.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.6%, 49% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 11.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.7%, 67% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6% | 0.0% | 4.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.3% | 7.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 4.3% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 6.7% | 11.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 163 Marshall Islands 12.1% compare
- 164 Brunei 11.4% compare
- 164 Central African Republic 11.4% compare
- 167 Liberia 11.0% compare
- 168 Nauru 10.5% compare
- 168 Saint Lucia 10.5% compare
More public sector data for Kiribati
- 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)
- Tax revenue 17.5% (2023)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 7.4% (2023)
- Taxes on goods and services 11.8% (2023)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 7.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Kiribati?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Kiribati was 11.1% 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 Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1997.
- How does Kiribati rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Kiribati ranks 166th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati 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.