Proportion of Seats Held By Women in Local Government in Sweden
Sweden: Proportion of Seats Held By Women in Local Government was 44.02 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of Seats Held By Women in Local Government in Sweden, 1980–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 44.02 for proportion of seats held by women in local government in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in local government in Sweden peaked at 44.24 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 29, in 1980.
That places Sweden 3rd out of 26 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Proportion of Seats Held By Women in Local Government in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 29 | — |
| 1990 | 34.7 | +19.7% |
| 1995 | 42 | +21.0% |
| 2000 | 42.4 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 42.4 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 42.9 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 42.9 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 42.9 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 42.9 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 42.9 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 42.9 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 42.9 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 42.9 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 43.5 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 43.5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 43.54 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 43.54 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 44.24 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 44.24 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 44.24 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 44.24 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 43.85 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 43.85 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 43.85 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 43.85 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 44.02 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 44.02 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29 | 29 | 29 | 1 |
| 1990s | 38.35 | 34.7 | 42 | 2 |
| 2000s | 42.8 | 42.4 | 42.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.87 | 43.5 | 44.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.94 | 43.85 | 44.02 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More public sector data for Sweden
- Arms imports 66.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 6.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -32.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 66.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,139 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0199 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 37.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 12.04 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 240.63 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in local government in Sweden?
- Proportion of seats held by women in local government in Sweden was 44.02 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest proportion of seats held by women in local government recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 44.24 in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in local government recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 29 in 1980.
- How does Sweden rank for proportion of seats held by women in local government?
- Sweden ranks 3rd out of 26 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in local government rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Proportion of Seats Held By Women in Local Government. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Data on the proportion of women in leadership positions.