Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mauritius
Mauritius: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 17.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mauritius, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mauritius stood at 17.9%.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and up 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mauritius peaked at 20.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2000.
That places Mauritius 139th 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 29 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 7.6% | — |
| 1998 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5.7% | -24.6% |
| 2001 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 17.1% | +200.0% |
| 2006 | 17.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 17.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 17.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 17.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 18.8% | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 18.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 18.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | -38.5% |
| 2016 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20.0% | +72.5% |
| 2020 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 19.4% | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 17.9% | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.6% | 7.6% | 7.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 5.7% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 11.6% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 17.9% | 20.0% | 6 |
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More public sector data for Mauritius
- Arms imports 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 18.47 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0015 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 15.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 23.01 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 2,003 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2022)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 9,983 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mauritius?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Mauritius was 17.9% 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2000.
- How does Mauritius rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Mauritius ranks 139th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.