Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Jamaica

Women in parliament in Jamaica in 2025 — 30.2%. Ranked 74 in the world out of 184. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 18.5 pp.

2025 30.2% +2.7 pp vs 2024
World rank 74of 184
Period maximum 30.2%2025
Period minimum 11.7%1997

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Jamaica, 1997–202510152025303519972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 11.7%1998: 13.6%1999: 13.3%2000: 13.3%2001: 13.3%2003: 11.7%2004: 11.7%2005: 11.7%2006: 11.7%2007: 13.3%2008: 13.3%2009: 13.3%2010: 13.3%2011: 12.7%2012: 12.7%2013: 12.7%2014: 12.7%2015: 12.7%2016: 17.5%2017: 17.5%2018: 17.5%2019: 17.5%2020: 28.6%2021: 28.6%2022: 28.6%2023: 28.6%2024: 27.4%2025: 30.2%
Change over the period: +18.5 pp Annual average: 0.66 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Jamaica 30.2%
World 27.2%
Women in parliament — Jamaica, by year Jamaica All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 30.2 +2.7 pp
2024 27.4 −1.2 pp
2023 28.6 +0 pp
2022 28.6 +0 pp
2021 28.6 +0 pp
2020 28.6 +11.1 pp
2019 17.5 +0 pp
2018 17.5 +0 pp
2017 17.5 +0 pp
2016 17.5 +4.8 pp
2015 12.7 +0 pp
2014 12.7 +0 pp
2013 12.7 +0 pp
2012 12.7 +0 pp
2011 12.7 −0.6 pp
2010 13.3 +0 pp
2009 13.3 +0 pp
2008 13.3 +0 pp
2007 13.3 +1.7 pp
2006 11.7 +0 pp
2005 11.7 +0 pp
2004 11.7 +0 pp
2003 11.7
2001 13.3 +0 pp
2000 13.3 +0 pp
1999 13.3 −0.2 pp
1998 13.6 +1.9 pp
1997 11.7

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.