Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Iceland
Iceland: Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament was 0.94 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
0.94
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
8th
of 171 countries
All-time high
0.98
in 2023
All-time low
0.79
in 2021
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Iceland, 2021–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2026, representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Iceland stood at 0.94.
The figure is up 19.0% over ten years.
That places Iceland 8th out of 171 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top 10%.
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.79 | — |
| 2022 | 0.95 | +20.3% |
| 2023 | 0.98 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.98 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.94 | -4.1% |
| 2026 | 0.94 | +0.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.94 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.61, 1.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.94 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.64, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 5 Bolivia 1.01 compare
- 6 Costa Rica 0.96 compare
- 6 Mexico 0.96 compare
- 9 Cape Verde 0.93 compare
- 10 Australia 0.9 compare
- 10 New Zealand 0.9 compare
- 10 Sweden 0.9 compare
More gender data for Iceland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 69.14 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.228 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 345.21 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 345.21 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7736 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,155 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,290 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,184 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,324 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,211 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Iceland?
- Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Iceland was 0.94 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.98 in 2023.
- What is the lowest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.79 in 2021.
- How does Iceland rank for representation of women in lower chamber of parliament?
- Iceland ranks 8th out of 171 countries with data for 2026.
- Is representation of women in lower chamber of parliament rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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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