Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Norway
Norway: Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament was 0.85 ratio in 2026. ▬ Flat
Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Norway, 2021–2026
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
Norway recorded 0.85 ratio for representation of women in the 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 the lower chamber of parliament in Norway, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.89 ratio | — |
| 2022 | 0.91 ratio | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.93 ratio | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.89 ratio | -4.3% |
| 2025 | 0.89 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 0.85 ratio | -4.5% |
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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 the lower chamber of parliament in Norway?
- Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Norway was 0.85 ratio in 2026, according to Inter-Parliamentary Union – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.93 ratio in 2023.
- What is the lowest representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.85 ratio in 2026.
- How does Norway rank for representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament?
- Norway ranks 18th out of 171 countries with data for 2026.
- Is representation of women in the 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 Inter-Parliamentary Union – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of women in parliament in the proportion of women in the national population with the age of eligibility as a lower bound boundary), Lower Chamber or Unicameral.