Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Barbados

Women in parliament in Barbados in 2025 — 26.7%. Ranked 89 in the world out of 184. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 16 pp.

2025 26.7% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 89of 184
Period maximum 26.7%2022
Period minimum 10%2008

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Barbados, 1997–2025101520253019972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 10.7%1998: 10.7%1999: 10.7%2000: 10.7%2001: 10.7%2002: 10.7%2003: 13.3%2004: 13.3%2005: 13.3%2006: 13.3%2007: 13.3%2008: 10%2009: 10%2010: 10%2011: 10%2012: 10%2013: 16.7%2014: 16.7%2015: 16.7%2016: 16.7%2017: 16.7%2018: 20%2019: 20%2020: 20%2021: 20%2022: 26.7%2023: 26.7%2024: 26.7%2025: 26.7%
Change over the period: +16 pp Annual average: 0.57 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Barbados

Barbados 26.7%
World 27.2%
High-income countries computed 30.1%
Women in parliament — Barbados, by year Barbados All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 26.7 +0 pp
2024 26.7 +0 pp
2023 26.7 +0 pp
2022 26.7 +6.7 pp
2021 20 +0 pp
2020 20 +0 pp
2019 20 +0 pp
2018 20 +3.3 pp
2017 16.7 +0 pp
2016 16.7 +0 pp
2015 16.7 +0 pp
2014 16.7 +0 pp
2013 16.7 +6.7 pp
2012 10 +0 pp
2011 10 +0 pp
2010 10 +0 pp
2009 10 +0 pp
2008 10 −3.3 pp
2007 13.3 +0 pp
2006 13.3 +0 pp
2005 13.3 +0 pp
2004 13.3 +0 pp
2003 13.3 +2.6 pp
2002 10.7 +0 pp
2001 10.7 +0 pp
2000 10.7 +0 pp
1999 10.7 +0 pp
1998 10.7 +0 pp
1997 10.7

About the indicator

The share of seats held by women in the national parliament (in bicameral systems, in the lower or single chamber). Data of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. The indicator depends directly on the electoral system and on the presence of quotas: in countries with proportional representation and gender quotas the share is consistently higher.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.