Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 8.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Pacific island small states, 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 Pacific island small states is 8.8%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and up 54.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Pacific island small states peaked at 9.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1998.
That places Pacific island small states 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.6% | — |
| 1998 | 2.1% | -19.2% |
| 1999 | 4.7% | +122.8% |
| 2001 | 2.9% | -36.7% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | -14.5% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | +31.2% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | +26.2% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | +14.0% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 8.8% | +12.6% |
| 2023 | 8.6% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 9.2% | +6.6% |
| 2025 | 8.8% | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | 2.1% | 4.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.7% | 3.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 4.9% | 7.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 7.8% | 9.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 44 Slovenia 35.6% compare
- 45 Austria 35.5% compare
- 46 Timor-Leste 35.4% compare
- 47 Albania 35.0% compare
- 47 Luxembourg 35.0% compare
- 47 San Marino 35.0% compare
- 50 Uganda 34.1% compare
More public sector data for Pacific island small states
- Tax revenue 20.9% (2023)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 4.0% (2023)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -1.8% (2023)
- Net incurrence of liabilities, total 3.0% (2023)
- Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with 76,359 number of cases (2023)
- Net acquisition of financial assets 0.5% (2023)
- CPIA business regulatory environment rating 2.78 1=low to 6=high (2025)
- CPIA debt policy rating 3.06 1=low to 6=high (2025)
- CPIA economic management cluster average 3.13 1=low to 6=high (2025)
- CPIA policy and institutions for environmental sustainability rating 3.17 1=low to 6=high (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Pacific island small states?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Pacific island small states was 8.8% 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 Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1998.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Pacific island small states ranks 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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.