Representation of women in the judiciary in Australia
Australia: Representation of women in the judiciary was 0.93 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.93
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
30th
of 47 countries
All-time high
0.93
in 2024
All-time low
0.67
in 2015
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Representation of women in the judiciary in Australia, 2015–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.93 for representation of women in the judiciary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, representation of women in the judiciary in Australia peaked at 0.93 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.67, in 2015.
Australia ranks 30th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Representation of women in the judiciary in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.67 | — |
| 2016 | 0.69 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.73 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.75 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.78 | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.81 | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.87 | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9 | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 0.93 | +3.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.93 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.16, 80% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.93 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.85, 1.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.708 | 0.67 | 0.75 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.858 | 0.78 | 0.93 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More gender data for Australia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,759 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.0804 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 23,430 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 23,430 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 149,630 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 157,746 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 150,777 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 158,898 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 151,066 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is representation of women in the judiciary in Australia?
- Representation of women in the judiciary in Australia was 0.93 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in the judiciary recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.93 in 2024.
- What is the lowest representation of women in the judiciary recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.67 in 2015.
- How does Australia rank for representation of women in the judiciary?
- Australia ranks 30th out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is representation of women in the judiciary rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Representation of women in the judiciary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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