Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Sweden

Women in parliament in Sweden in 2025 — 45%. Ranked 15 in the world out of 184. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 4.6 pp.

2025 45% −1.7 pp vs 2024
World rank 15of 184
Period maximum 47.3%2006
Period minimum 40.4%1997

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Sweden, 1997–2025404244464819972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 40.4%1998: 40.4%1999: 42.7%2000: 42.7%2001: 42.7%2002: 45%2003: 45.3%2004: 45.3%2005: 45.3%2006: 47.3%2007: 47%2008: 47%2009: 46.4%2010: 45%2011: 44.7%2012: 44.7%2013: 45%2014: 44.7%2015: 43.6%2016: 43.6%2017: 43.6%2018: 46.1%2019: 47.3%2020: 47%2021: 47%2022: 46.4%2023: 46.4%2024: 46.7%2025: 45%
Change over the period: +4.6 pp Annual average: 0.16 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Sweden 45%
World 27.2%
Northern Europe computed 37.4%
High-income countries computed 30.1%
Women in parliament — Sweden, by year Sweden All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 45 −1.7 pp
2024 46.7 +0.3 pp
2023 46.4 +0 pp
2022 46.4 −0.6 pp
2021 47 +0 pp
2020 47 −0.3 pp
2019 47.3 +1.1 pp
2018 46.1 +2.6 pp
2017 43.6 +0 pp
2016 43.6 +0 pp
2015 43.6 −1.1 pp
2014 44.7 −0.3 pp
2013 45 +0.3 pp
2012 44.7 +0 pp
2011 44.7 −0.3 pp
2010 45 −1.4 pp
2009 46.4 −0.6 pp
2008 47 +0 pp
2007 47 −0.3 pp
2006 47.3 +2 pp
2005 45.3 +0 pp
2004 45.3 +0 pp
2003 45.3 +0.3 pp
2002 45 +2.3 pp
2001 42.7 +0 pp
2000 42.7 +0 pp
1999 42.7 +2.3 pp
1998 40.4 +0 pp
1997 40.4

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.