Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Suriname

Women in parliament in Suriname in 2025 — 31.4%. Ranked 66 in the world out of 184. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 15.7 pp.

2025 31.4% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 66of 184
Period maximum 31.4%2019
Period minimum 9.8%2010

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Suriname, 1997–202501020304019972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 15.7%1998: 15.7%1999: 15.7%2001: 17.6%2002: 17.6%2003: 17.6%2004: 19.6%2005: 25.5%2006: 25.5%2007: 25.5%2008: 25.5%2009: 25.5%2010: 9.8%2011: 11.8%2012: 11.8%2013: 11.8%2014: 11.8%2015: 25.5%2016: 25.5%2017: 25.5%2018: 25.5%2019: 31.4%2020: 29.4%2021: 29.4%2022: 29.4%2023: 29.4%2024: 31.4%2025: 31.4%
Change over the period: +15.7 pp Annual average: 0.56 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Suriname 31.4%
World 27.2%
South America computed 34.5%
Women in parliament — Suriname, by year Suriname All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 31.4 +0 pp
2024 31.4 +2 pp
2023 29.4 +0 pp
2022 29.4 +0 pp
2021 29.4 +0 pp
2020 29.4 −2 pp
2019 31.4 +5.9 pp
2018 25.5 +0 pp
2017 25.5 +0 pp
2016 25.5 +0 pp
2015 25.5 +13.7 pp
2014 11.8 +0 pp
2013 11.8 +0 pp
2012 11.8 +0 pp
2011 11.8 +2 pp
2010 9.8 −15.7 pp
2009 25.5 +0 pp
2008 25.5 +0 pp
2007 25.5 +0 pp
2006 25.5 +0 pp
2005 25.5 +5.9 pp
2004 19.6 +2 pp
2003 17.6 +0 pp
2002 17.6 +0 pp
2001 17.6
1999 15.7 +0 pp
1998 15.7 +0 pp
1997 15.7

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.