Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Denmark

Women in parliament in Denmark in 2025 — 43.6%. Ranked 19 in the world out of 184. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 10.6 pp.

2025 43.6% −1.7 pp vs 2024
World rank 19of 184
Period maximum 45.3%2024
Period minimum 33%1997

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Denmark, 1997–2025303540455019972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 33%1998: 37.4%1999: 37.4%2000: 37.4%2002: 38%2003: 38%2004: 38%2005: 36.9%2006: 36.9%2007: 38%2008: 38%2009: 38%2010: 38%2011: 39.1%2012: 39.1%2013: 39.1%2014: 39.1%2015: 37.4%2016: 37.4%2017: 37.4%2018: 37.4%2019: 39.1%2020: 39.7%2021: 39.7%2022: 43.6%2023: 43.6%2024: 45.3%2025: 43.6%
Change over the period: +10.6 pp Annual average: 0.38 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Denmark

Denmark 43.6%
World 27.2%
Northern Europe computed 37.4%
High-income countries computed 30.1%
Women in parliament — Denmark, by year Denmark All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 43.6 −1.7 pp
2024 45.3 +1.7 pp
2023 43.6 +0 pp
2022 43.6 +3.9 pp
2021 39.7 +0 pp
2020 39.7 +0.6 pp
2019 39.1 +1.7 pp
2018 37.4 +0 pp
2017 37.4 +0 pp
2016 37.4 +0 pp
2015 37.4 −1.7 pp
2014 39.1 +0 pp
2013 39.1 +0 pp
2012 39.1 +0 pp
2011 39.1 +1.1 pp
2010 38 +0 pp
2009 38 +0 pp
2008 38 +0 pp
2007 38 +1.1 pp
2006 36.9 +0 pp
2005 36.9 −1.1 pp
2004 38 +0 pp
2003 38 +0 pp
2002 38
2000 37.4 +0 pp
1999 37.4 +0 pp
1998 37.4 +4.5 pp
1997 33

About the indicator

The share of seats held by women in the national parliament (in bicameral systems, in the lower or single chamber). Data of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. The indicator depends directly on the electoral system and on the presence of quotas: in countries with proportional representation and gender quotas the share is consistently higher.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.