Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Finland
Finland: Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament was 0.89 in 2026. ▬ Flat
Latest (2026)
0.89
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
13th
of 171 countries
All-time high
0.9
in 2021
All-time low
0.89
in 2022
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Finland, 2021–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Finland recorded 0.89 for representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in 2026. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% over ten years.
Finland ranks 13th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.9 | — |
| 2022 | 0.89 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.89 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9 | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.89 | -1.1% |
| 2026 | 0.89 | +0.0% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.89 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.61, 1.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.89 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.64, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Finland
- 10 Australia 0.9 compare
- 10 New Zealand 0.9 compare
- 10 Sweden 0.9 compare
- 14 Denmark 0.87 compare
- 15 South Africa 0.86 compare
- 15 Spain 0.86 compare
- 15 Netherlands 0.86 compare
More gender data for Finland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 722.94 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.98 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,869 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,869 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.1211 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 21,608 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 22,763 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 21,714 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 22,886 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 22,103 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Finland?
- Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Finland was 0.89 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9 in 2021.
- What is the lowest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.89 in 2022.
- How does Finland rank for representation of women in lower chamber of parliament?
- Finland ranks 13th out of 171 countries with data for 2026.
- Is representation of women in lower chamber of parliament rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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