Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Denmark
Denmark: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 43.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Denmark, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 43.6% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Denmark peaked at 45.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 1997.
That places Denmark 19th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 33.0% | — |
| 1998 | 37.4% | +13.6% |
| 1999 | 37.4% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 37.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 38.0% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 36.9% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 36.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 38.0% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 39.1% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 39.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 39.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 39.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 37.4% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 37.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 37.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 37.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 39.1% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 39.7% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 39.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 43.6% | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 43.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 45.3% | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 43.6% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.9% | 33.0% | 37.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 37.7% | 36.9% | 38.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 38.3% | 37.4% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.6% | 39.7% | 45.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 16 South Africa 44.9% compare
- 17 Cape Verde 44.4% compare
- 18 Spain 44.3% compare
- 20 Netherlands 43.3% compare
- 21 Namibia 42.3% compare
- 22 Ethiopia 41.9% compare
More public sector data for Denmark
- Arms imports 427.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 71.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 55.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 427.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,666 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0235 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 22.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 9.96 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 6,850 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Denmark?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Denmark was 43.6% in 2025, according to Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
- What is the highest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 45.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 1997.
- How does Denmark rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Denmark ranks 19th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), published as part of Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.