Representation of women in the judiciary in Norway
Norway: Representation of women in the judiciary was 0.97 ratio in 2024. ▲ Rising
Representation of women in the judiciary in Norway, 2016–2024
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union and United Nations Development Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
The most recent figure for representation of women in the judiciary in Norway is 0.97 ratio, 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 ratio in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.82 ratio, 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 | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.82 ratio | — |
| 2018 | 0.88 ratio | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 0.94 ratio | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.96 ratio | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.95 ratio | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.95 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.97 ratio | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.85 ratio | 0.82 ratio | 0.88 ratio | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.954 ratio | 0.94 ratio | 0.97 ratio | 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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 27,600 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 27,579 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 28,930 (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 ratio in 2024, according to Inter-Parliamentary Union and United Nations Development Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in the judiciary recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.97 ratio in 2024.
- What is the lowest representation of women in the judiciary recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.82 ratio 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 Inter-Parliamentary Union and United Nations Development Programme – processed by 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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About this data
Proportions of positions in the judiciary compared to national distributions (ratio).