Representation of women in the judiciary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Representation of women in the judiciary was 1.07 ratio in 2025. ▲ Rising
Representation of women in the judiciary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2015–2025
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union and United Nations Development Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 1.07 ratio for representation of women in the judiciary in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, representation of women in the judiciary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 1.07 ratio in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.97 ratio, in 2015.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 22nd of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Representation of women in the judiciary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.97 ratio | — |
| 2016 | 0.97 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.99 ratio | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 1 ratio | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.02 ratio | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 1.02 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.03 ratio | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.05 ratio | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.05 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.06 ratio | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 1.07 ratio | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.99 ratio | 0.97 ratio | 1.02 ratio | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.05 ratio | 1.02 ratio | 1.07 ratio | 6 |
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More gender data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 11,226 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9161 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 335,907 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 353,938 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 340,922 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 359,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 343,706 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 361,989 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 347,350 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 365,727 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is representation of women in the judiciary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Representation of women in the judiciary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 1.07 ratio in 2025, 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 ratio in 2025.
- What is the lowest representation of women in the judiciary recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.97 ratio in 2015.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for representation of women in the judiciary?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 22nd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is representation of women in the judiciary rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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Proportions of positions in the judiciary compared to national distributions (ratio).