Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Norway
Norway: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 40.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Norway, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
Norway recorded 40.2% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2025.
The figure is down 9.3% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Norway peaked at 46.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.8%, in 2001.
That places Norway 29th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 36.4% | — |
| 1998 | 36.4% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 36.4% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 36.4% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 35.8% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 36.4% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 36.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 38.2% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 37.9% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 37.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 36.1% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 36.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 39.6% | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 39.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 39.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 39.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 39.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 39.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 39.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 39.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 41.4% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 41.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 40.8% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 41.4% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 45.0% | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 46.2% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 44.4% | -3.8% |
| 2025 | 40.2% | -9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.4% | 36.4% | 36.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 37.1% | 35.8% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.1% | 39.6% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.7% | 40.2% | 46.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 26 Senegal 41.2% compare
- 27 Dominica 40.6% compare
- 28 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 40.5% compare
- 30 Burundi 39.6% compare
- 31 Republic of Moldova 39.6% compare
- 32 Tanzania, United Republic of 39.5% compare
More public sector data for Norway
- Arms imports 349.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 62.63 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 74.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 349.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,873 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0208 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 18.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 10.44 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 549.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Norway?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Norway was 40.2% 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 46.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.8% in 2001.
- How does Norway rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Norway ranks 29th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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.