Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Europe and Northern America
Europe and Northern America: Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of was 37.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
37.0%
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
2nd
of 12 groups
All-time high
37.0%
in 2025
All-time low
34.9%
in 2020
Years of data
6
2020–2025
Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Europe and Northern America, 2020–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Europe and Northern America is 37.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 34.9% | — |
| 2021 | 35.1% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 36.3% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 36.5% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 36.7% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 37.0% | +0.7% |
Countries ranked near Europe and Northern America
- 1 Iceland 51.3%
- 2 Sweden 44.0%
- 3 Spain 40.6% compare
- 4 Switzerland 39.3% compare
- 5 Australia and New Zealand 39.2% compare
More gender data for Europe and Northern America
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 3,242 (2026)
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 33.0% (2026)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 17.3% (2023)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 16.0% (2023)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 17.4% (2023)
- Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 39.6% (2025)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 1.01 (2024)
- Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 0.6% (2026)
- Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 0.6% (2026)
- Proportion of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have 80.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Europe and Northern America?
- Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Europe and Northern America was 37.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of recorded in Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 37.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of recorded in Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.9% in 2020.
- How does Europe and Northern America rank for proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of?
- Europe and Northern America ranks 2nd out of 12 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of rising or falling in Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe and Northern America data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of local government (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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