Representation of women in the judiciary in Norway
Norway: Representation of women in the judiciary was 0.97 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.97
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
27th
of 47 countries
All-time high
0.97
in 2024
All-time low
0.82
in 2016
Years of data
7
2016–2024
Representation of women in the judiciary in Norway, 2016–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for representation of women in the judiciary in Norway is 0.97, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, representation of women in the judiciary in Norway peaked at 0.97 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.82, in 2016.
Norway ranks 27th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Representation of women in the judiciary in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.82 | — |
| 2018 | 0.88 | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 0.94 | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.96 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.95 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.95 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.97 | +2.1% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.97 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.16, 84% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.97 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.21, 80% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.85 | 0.82 | 0.88 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.954 | 0.94 | 0.97 | 5 |
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 the judiciary in Norway?
- Representation of women in the judiciary in Norway was 0.97 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in the judiciary recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.97 in 2024.
- What is the lowest representation of women in the judiciary recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.82 in 2016.
- How does Norway rank for representation of women in the judiciary?
- Norway ranks 27th out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is representation of women in the judiciary rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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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