Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies in Europe and Northern America
Europe and Northern America: Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies 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. Measured in %.
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 in Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | 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 ratio (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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).