Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Sweden
Sweden: Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of was 44.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
44.0%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
2nd
of 23 countries
All-time high
44.2%
in 2015
All-time low
43.8%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2015–2023
Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Sweden, 2015–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 44.0% for proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Sweden peaked at 44.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 43.8%, in 2019.
Sweden ranks 2nd of 23 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 44.2% | — |
| 2019 | 43.8% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 43.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 43.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 43.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 44.0% | +0.4% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 44.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.3%, 1.4× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 44.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 31.2%, 1.4× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44.0% | 43.8% | 44.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 43.9% | 43.8% | 44.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 1 Iceland 51.3% compare
- 3 Spain 40.6% compare
- 4 Switzerland 39.3% compare
- 5 Australia and New Zealand 39.2%
More gender data for Sweden
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,663 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.5 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,179 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,179 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.6078 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 47,810 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 50,483 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 48,381 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 51,112 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 50,315 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Sweden?
- Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Sweden was 44.0% in 2023, 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 44.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.8% in 2019.
- How does Sweden rank for proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of?
- Sweden ranks 2nd out of 23 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden 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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