Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 23.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Trinidad and Tobago, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 23.8% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2025.
The figure is down 16.7% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 31.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 1997.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 106th 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 28 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 11.1% | — |
| 1998 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 19.4% | +75.0% |
| 2003 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 26.8% | +38.0% |
| 2008 | 26.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 26.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 28.6% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 28.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 28.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 28.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 28.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 31.0% | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 26.2% | -15.4% |
| 2021 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 28.6% | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 28.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 23.8% | -16.7% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 23.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 31.3%, 76% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 23.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 31.2%, 76% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.1% | 11.1% | 11.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 11.1% | 26.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 29.8% | 28.6% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.6% | 23.8% | 28.6% | 6 |
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More public sector data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Arms imports 32.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 23.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -34.78 % change on previous year (2016)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 32.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 171.41 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0091 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -3.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 234.54 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 6,238 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Trinidad and Tobago was 23.8% 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 1997.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 106th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.