Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Suriname
Suriname: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 31.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Suriname, 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 Suriname stood at 31.4%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Suriname peaked at 31.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2010.
Suriname ranks 67th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 15.7% | — |
| 1998 | 15.7% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 15.7% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 17.6% | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 17.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 17.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 19.6% | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 25.5% | +30.0% |
| 2006 | 25.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 25.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 25.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 25.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | -61.5% |
| 2011 | 11.8% | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 25.5% | +116.7% |
| 2016 | 25.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 25.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 25.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 31.4% | +23.1% |
| 2020 | 29.4% | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 29.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 29.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 29.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 31.4% | +6.7% |
| 2025 | 31.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.7% | 15.7% | 15.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 22.2% | 17.6% | 25.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 9.8% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.1% | 29.4% | 31.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 64 Liechtenstein 32.0% compare
- 65 El Salvador 31.7% compare
- 66 Viet Nam 31.4% compare
- 68 Uruguay 31.3% compare
- 69 Poland 31.3% compare
- 70 Grenada 31.2% compare
- 70 Saint Kitts and Nevis 31.2% compare
More public sector data for Suriname
- Arms imports 12.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 18.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0027 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 12.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 18.69 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2015)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 12.74 (2011)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP 78.94 (2011)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 6.26 (2011)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 0 units per person (2011)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 0 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Suriname?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Suriname was 31.4% 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 Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 31.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2010.
- How does Suriname rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Suriname ranks 67th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname 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.