Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Iceland
Iceland: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 29 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Iceland, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Iceland stood at 29.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Iceland peaked at 30 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 19, in 2004.
Iceland ranks 122nd of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22 | — |
| 2001 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 19 | -13.6% |
| 2005 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 21 | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 27 | +28.6% |
| 2011 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 25 | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 26 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 30 | +15.4% |
| 2018 | 24 | -20.0% |
| 2019 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 25 | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 30 | +20.0% |
| 2023 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 29 | -3.3% |
| 2026 | 29 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21 | 19 | 22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.9 | 24 | 30 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.14 | 24 | 30 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 122 Benin 29 compare
- 122 Kyrgyzstan 29 compare
- 125 Costa Rica 28 compare
- 125 Libya 28 compare
More gender data for Iceland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 69.14 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.228 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 345.21 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 345.21 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7736 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,155 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,290 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,184 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,324 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,211 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Iceland?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Iceland was 29 in 2026, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 30 in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 in 2004.
- How does Iceland rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Iceland ranks 122nd out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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