Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Oceania
Oceania: Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of was 34.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
34.5%
Change on year
up 11.2%
Rank
4th
of 12 groups
All-time high
34.5%
in 2025
All-time low
31.0%
in 2023
Years of data
6
2020–2025
Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Oceania, 2020–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Oceania stood at 34.5%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 11.2% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Oceania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 31.6% | — |
| 2021 | 31.2% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 31.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 31.0% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 31.1% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 34.5% | +11.2% |
Countries ranked near Oceania
- 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
- 6 Liechtenstein 34.8% compare
- 7 Poland 34.3% compare
More gender data for Oceania
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 161 (2026)
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 21.2% (2026)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 16.8% (2023)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 21.9% (2023)
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 16.6% (2023)
- Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 41.3% (2025)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 1 (2024)
- Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 0.4% (2026)
- Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 1.0% (2026)
- Proportion of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have 77.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Oceania?
- Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Oceania was 34.5% 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 Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 34.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 2023.
- How does Oceania rank for proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of?
- Oceania ranks 4th out of 12 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oceania 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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