Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Norway
Norway: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 72 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Norway, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Norway is 72, measured in 2026.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Norway peaked at 78 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 59, in 2002.
That places Norway 52nd out of 210 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 60 | — |
| 2001 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 59 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 60 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 63 | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 64 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 64 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 61 | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 61 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 67 | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 67 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 67 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 67 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 67 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 67 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 67 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 67 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 70 | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 69 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 70 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 75 | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 76 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 78 | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 75 | -3.8% |
| 2025 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 72 | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.2 | 59 | 64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.5 | 67 | 70 | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.43 | 70 | 78 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More gender data for Norway
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 850.35 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9674 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,879 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,879 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.5298 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 26,013 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 27,570 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 26,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 27,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 26,158 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Norway?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Norway was 72 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 78 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 59 in 2002.
- How does Norway rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Norway ranks 52nd out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 27 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).