Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 10.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Saint Lucia, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 10.5% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2025.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Saint Lucia peaked at 16.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2006.
That places Saint Lucia 168th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 11.8% | — |
| 1998 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 11.1% | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 11.1% | — |
| 2008 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 16.7% | +50.0% |
| 2012 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11.1% | -33.3% |
| 2022 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 10.5% | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.5% | 11.1% | 11.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 0.0% | 11.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 11.1% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 10.5% | 16.7% | 6 |
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More public sector data for Saint Lucia
- Tax revenue 18.2% (2017)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 4.54 (2019)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 22.7% (2017)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP 79.09 (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 1.79 (2019)
- Taxes on goods and services 34.8% (2017)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 4.0% (2017)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 0 units per person (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 0 units per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -0.9% (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Saint Lucia?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Saint Lucia was 10.5% 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 Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2006.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Saint Lucia ranks 168th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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.