Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) was 13.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines stood at 13.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.7% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 22.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 1999.
That places Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 160th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 9.5% | — |
| 1999 | 4.8% | -50.0% |
| 2000 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 22.7% | +377.3% |
| 2003 | 22.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 22.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 18.2% | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 21.7% | +19.6% |
| 2010 | 14.3% | -34.3% |
| 2011 | 17.4% | +21.7% |
| 2012 | 17.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13.0% | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 18.2% | +39.4% |
| 2021 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 21.7% | +19.6% |
| 2025 | 13.3% | -38.7% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 13.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.8%, 58% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 13.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 31.2%, 43% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.1% | 4.8% | 9.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.6% | 4.8% | 22.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 13.0% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 13.3% | 21.7% | 6 |
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More public sector data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- 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 23.8% (2017)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 2.86 (2019)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 24.7% (2017)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP 130.28 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 13.3% 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 Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 1999.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 160th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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.