Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Norway
Norway: Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament was 0.85 in 2026. ▬ Flat
Latest (2026)
0.85
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
18th
of 171 countries
All-time high
0.93
in 2023
All-time low
0.85
in 2026
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Norway, 2021–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Norway recorded 0.85 for representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in 2026. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
That places Norway 18th out of 171 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top 10%.
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.89 | — |
| 2022 | 0.91 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.93 | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.89 | -4.3% |
| 2025 | 0.89 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 0.85 | -4.5% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.85 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.61, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.85 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.64, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Norway
More gender data for Norway
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 850.35 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9674 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,879 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,879 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.5298 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 26,013 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 27,570 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 26,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 27,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 26,158 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Norway?
- Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Norway was 0.85 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.93 in 2023.
- What is the lowest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.85 in 2026.
- How does Norway rank for representation of women in lower chamber of parliament?
- Norway ranks 18th out of 171 countries with data for 2026.
- Is representation of women in lower chamber of parliament rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norway 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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