Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Sweden
Sweden: Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament was 0.9 in 2026. ▬ Flat
Latest (2026)
0.9
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
10th
of 171 countries
All-time high
0.94
in 2021
All-time low
0.9
in 2025
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Sweden, 2021–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Sweden is 0.9, measured in 2026. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.3% over ten years.
Sweden ranks 10th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.94 | — |
| 2022 | 0.92 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.93 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.94 | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.9 | -4.3% |
| 2026 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.9 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.61, 1.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.9 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.64, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 8 Iceland 0.94 compare
- 9 Cape Verde 0.93 compare
- 10 Australia 0.9 compare
- 10 New Zealand 0.9 compare
- 13 Finland 0.89 compare
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 representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Sweden?
- Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Sweden was 0.9 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.94 in 2021.
- What is the lowest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9 in 2025.
- How does Sweden rank for representation of women in lower chamber of parliament?
- Sweden ranks 10th out of 171 countries with data for 2026.
- Is representation of women in lower chamber of parliament rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden 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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