Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) was 12.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Marshall Islands, 2000–2025
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 Marshall Islands is 12.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Marshall Islands peaked at 12.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2000.
Marshall Islands ranks 163rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.0% | — |
| 2001 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | +200.0% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | -33.3% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12.1% | +100.0% |
| 2024 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 12.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.8%, 53% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 12.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.7%, 73% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 3.0% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 6.1% | 12.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 160 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13.3% compare
- 161 Democratic Republic of Congo 12.8% compare
- 162 Belize 12.5% compare
- 164 Brunei 11.4% compare
- 164 Central African Republic 11.4% compare
- 166 Kiribati 11.1% compare
More public sector data for Marshall Islands
- 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 17.2% (2020)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 9.7% (2020)
- Taxes on goods and services 8.4% (2020)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 8.8% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Marshall Islands?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Marshall Islands was 12.1% 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 Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 12.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2000.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Marshall Islands ranks 163rd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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.