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Share of women among judges

Judges are justice officers who hear and judge cases in courts of justice, instruct the jury on points of law, or pronounce judgement. Judges are defined according to ISCO-08,code 2612. Examples of the occupations classified are chief justice, judge, and magistrate.

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Country 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Albania .. .. .. .. 42.5 41.0 42.3 42.6 44.1 46.3 45.9 44.4 45.1 47.4 48.6 48.4 .. ..
Azerbaijan .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12.1 12.1 11.9 14.7 14.5 16.4 16.9 ..
Austria 40.3 44.2 45.5 45.2 45.8 47.4 48.5 49.6 50.8 51.9 53.1 53.3 54.0 54.3 55.6 56.2 57.0 ..
Armenia 18.8 21.2 21.8 21.3 21.3 22.4 21.3 21.9 23.6 23.7 24.9 25.1 26.1 27.7 27.8 28.0 31.3 ..
Belgium .. .. .. .. .. 46.5 .. 48.7 .. 51.6 .. 53.0 .. 56.1 .. 58.0 .. ..
Bosnia and Herzegovina .. .. 62.3 63.3 .. 63.2 63.7 63.9 .. 63.2 63.7 63.6 63.6 64.0 64.2 64.4 64.2 ..
Bulgaria 66.1 65.8 65.6 66.7 .. .. .. .. .. .. 67.0 66.6 67.1 66.4 66.2 66.5 66.8 ..
Belarus .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 56.0 57.7 57.5 58.1 57.8 58.8 59.8 60.6 61.1 ..
Canada .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 53.3 .. .. .. 51.4 .. .. .. ..
Croatia 63.5 64.9 65.6 66.1 66.3 67.5 67.7 68.8 69.1 69.3 69.8 70.3 70.6 70.7 71.0 71.2 71.7 ..
Cyprus .. 34.4 36.4 37.5 38.6 39.6 43.8 43.7 45.6 45.6 46.9 47.4 49.2 50.0 50.8 51.6 52.3 ..
Czechia 62.5 62.3 61.4 61.2 61.8 61.1 61.2 61.0 61.0 60.5 60.8 60.7 53.3 60.7 60.3 60.2 .. ..
Denmark .. .. .. .. .. 56.6 57.2 57.1 57.2 56.7 58.4 58.9 59.0 60.2 60.6 59.0 58.6 ..
Estonia 62.7 63.1 62.9 62.9 62.8 62.9 61.9 .. .. .. 63.2 63.4 63.9 .. 65.0 .. 64.9 ..
Finland .. 52.7 53.1 .. 54.8 57.8 57.6 59.3 60.6 60.4 62.1 62.8 63.2 65.2 63.3 63.4 .. ..
France 52.8 53.9 54.9 55.9 56.8 58.0 58.7 59.4 60.4 60.8 61.8 62.5 63.9 64.8 .. .. .. ..
Georgia 40.7 46.0 47.3 45.5 47.1 48.6 48.8 49.1 48.2 50.6 53.5 50.2 51.6 55.6 54.3 54.4 55.1 ..
Germany .. 33.2 .. 35.8 .. 38.5 .. 40.2 .. 42.2 .. 44.5 .. 45.7 .. 47.5 .. ..
Greece .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 72.6 68.9 ..
Hungary 70.2 70.1 70.0 69.7 69.2 68.9 68.8 69.1 69.6 69.0 69.2 69.0 68.7 68.7 69.0 .. .. ..
Iceland 29.8 29.8 29.8 29.8 29.8 30.8 30.9 31.5 40.7 38.5 35.8 35.8 38.0 35.4 35.4 40.6 44.4 ..
Ireland 22.5 21.9 22.1 22.2 21.8 25.9 23.8 26.4 28.4 33.1 33.6 34.6 36.3 37.5 37.7 .. .. ..
Israel .. .. .. 50.8 .. .. 51.2 .. .. .. 51.1 51.5 51.4 51.3 51.4 51.3 52.0 53.1
Italy 37.6 38.2 38.7 39.7 41.1 43.1 43.3 44.4 45.7 47.0 48.0 49.2 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Kazakhstan 45.0 43.9 44.3 45.4 46.2 45.5 46.8 46.9 45.0 47.3 46.5 48.2 47.9 50.5 49.6 .. .. ..
Kyrgyzstan .. .. .. 29.7 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Latvia 70.5 71.3 72.9 73.8 74.2 74.9 74.9 75.7 76.1 76.8 77.7 78.4 78.6 78.7 79.1 81.4 80.7 ..
Liechtenstein .. .. .. .. .. 22.2 .. .. .. .. 41.7 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Lithuania 53.9 54.1 54.8 55.3 56.0 57.3 58.3 58.9 59.9 60.4 61.4 61.7 61.9 63.2 64.3 64.7 64.8 ..
Luxembourg .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 62.4 61.0 66.0 66.2 .. .. ..
Malta .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34.1 34.9 38.1 41.9 41.3 46.5 52.3 55.8 57.1 55.3 ..
Republic of Moldova 32.5 33.4 33.7 33.6 37.0 37.4 36.9 40.1 40.5 43.8 45.2 47.7 47.4 48.3 49.2 49.6 48.0 ..
Montenegro .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 55.0 56.0 56.0 58.2 59.1 .. 59.9 .. 57.0 ..
Netherlands 47.4 48.2 49.1 50.4 51.2 52.3 53.4 54.3 55.5 56.3 56.5 57.6 59.4 60.4 60.7 60.6 60.5 ..
Norway .. .. .. .. .. .. 40.3 40.7 41.6 43.1 41.8 43.9 45.0 46.7 46.4 .. .. ..
Poland 63.3 63.1 63.7 63.8 63.8 64.0 63.9 63.9 63.9 63.5 63.4 63.4 63.0 .. .. .. .. ..
Portugal 47.7 49.0 50.4 51.9 53.4 55.7 56.9 57.2 58.0 58.4 58.9 59.0 60.4 60.9 61.8 61.9 62.9 ..
Romania 67.2 68.5 71.8 71.8 73.0 73.0 70.0 70.0 71.1 72.0 73.0 73.3 72.8 74.0 73.0 75.0 75.0 ..
Russian Federation .. 60.7 .. 61.5 62.0 .. 62.0 .. 62.2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
San Marino .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35.7 35.7 33.3 33.3 31.3 29.4 29.4 33.3 ..
Serbia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 70.0 69.7 70.3 70.5 71.2 71.8 28.0 27.7 ..
Slovakia .. .. .. .. 63.0 .. 63.8 63.8 64.1 62.5 61.9 63.8 64.0 64.4 64.8 64.0 64.1 ..
Slovenia 74.0 74.7 75.6 76.4 77.0 77.4 77.6 77.6 77.8 78.2 78.3 78.6 78.4 78.8 79.2 80.0 80.3 ..
Spain 44.7 45.5 46.3 47.0 47.5 48.3 48.9 49.8 50.6 51.5 52.1 52.1 52.8 53.2 53.9 54.3 54.8 56.0
Sweden 30.1 38.0 36.1 39.3 41.2 43.4 42.6 45.8 47.3 48.3 49.5 50.9 52.3 52.8 54.6 55.2 55.2 ..
Türkiye 28.3 27.9 71.8 27.8 28.9 30.7 33.6 34.4 36.3 36.9 36.6 42.1 42.8 46.4 47.0 .. .. ..
Ukraine .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 51.8 52.2 52.4 53.6 53.6 ..
United Kingdom 18.6 20.2 18.7 18.6 19.4 20.6 22.3 22.6 24.3 24.5 25.2 27.5 28.4 29.4 .. .. .. ..
Country 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Albania .. .. .. .. 42.5 41.0 42.3 42.6 44.1 46.3 45.9 44.4 45.1 47.4 48.6 48.4 .. ..
Azerbaijan .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12.1 12.1 11.9 14.7 14.5 16.4 16.9 ..
Austria 40.3 44.2 45.5 45.2 45.8 47.4 48.5 49.6 50.8 51.9 53.1 53.3 54.0 54.3 55.6 56.2 57.0 ..
Armenia 18.8 21.2 21.8 21.3 21.3 22.4 21.3 21.9 23.6 23.7 24.9 25.1 26.1 27.7 27.8 28.0 31.3 ..
Belgium .. .. .. .. .. 46.5 .. 48.7 .. 51.6 .. 53.0 .. 56.1 .. 58.0 .. ..
Bosnia and Herzegovina .. .. 62.3 63.3 .. 63.2 63.7 63.9 .. 63.2 63.7 63.6 63.6 64.0 64.2 64.4 64.2 ..
Bulgaria 66.1 65.8 65.6 66.7 .. .. .. .. .. .. 67.0 66.6 67.1 66.4 66.2 66.5 66.8 ..
Belarus .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 56.0 57.7 57.5 58.1 57.8 58.8 59.8 60.6 61.1 ..
Canada .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 53.3 .. .. .. 51.4 .. .. .. ..
Croatia 63.5 64.9 65.6 66.1 66.3 67.5 67.7 68.8 69.1 69.3 69.8 70.3 70.6 70.7 71.0 71.2 71.7 ..
Cyprus .. 34.4 36.4 37.5 38.6 39.6 43.8 43.7 45.6 45.6 46.9 47.4 49.2 50.0 50.8 51.6 52.3 ..
Czechia 62.5 62.3 61.4 61.2 61.8 61.1 61.2 61.0 61.0 60.5 60.8 60.7 53.3 60.7 60.3 60.2 .. ..
Denmark .. .. .. .. .. 56.6 57.2 57.1 57.2 56.7 58.4 58.9 59.0 60.2 60.6 59.0 58.6 ..
Estonia 62.7 63.1 62.9 62.9 62.8 62.9 61.9 .. .. .. 63.2 63.4 63.9 .. 65.0 .. 64.9 ..
Finland .. 52.7 53.1 .. 54.8 57.8 57.6 59.3 60.6 60.4 62.1 62.8 63.2 65.2 63.3 63.4 .. ..
France 52.8 53.9 54.9 55.9 56.8 58.0 58.7 59.4 60.4 60.8 61.8 62.5 63.9 64.8 .. .. .. ..
Georgia 40.7 46.0 47.3 45.5 47.1 48.6 48.8 49.1 48.2 50.6 53.5 50.2 51.6 55.6 54.3 54.4 55.1 ..
Germany .. 33.2 .. 35.8 .. 38.5 .. 40.2 .. 42.2 .. 44.5 .. 45.7 .. 47.5 .. ..
Greece .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 72.6 68.9 ..
Hungary 70.2 70.1 70.0 69.7 69.2 68.9 68.8 69.1 69.6 69.0 69.2 69.0 68.7 68.7 69.0 .. .. ..
Iceland 29.8 29.8 29.8 29.8 29.8 30.8 30.9 31.5 40.7 38.5 35.8 35.8 38.0 35.4 35.4 40.6 44.4 ..
Ireland 22.5 21.9 22.1 22.2 21.8 25.9 23.8 26.4 28.4 33.1 33.6 34.6 36.3 37.5 37.7 .. .. ..
Israel .. .. .. 50.8 .. .. 51.2 .. .. .. 51.1 51.5 51.4 51.3 51.4 51.3 52.0 53.1
Italy 37.6 38.2 38.7 39.7 41.1 43.1 43.3 44.4 45.7 47.0 48.0 49.2 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Kazakhstan 45.0 43.9 44.3 45.4 46.2 45.5 46.8 46.9 45.0 47.3 46.5 48.2 47.9 50.5 49.6 .. .. ..
Kyrgyzstan .. .. .. 29.7 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Latvia 70.5 71.3 72.9 73.8 74.2 74.9 74.9 75.7 76.1 76.8 77.7 78.4 78.6 78.7 79.1 81.4 80.7 ..
Liechtenstein .. .. .. .. .. 22.2 .. .. .. .. 41.7 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Lithuania 53.9 54.1 54.8 55.3 56.0 57.3 58.3 58.9 59.9 60.4 61.4 61.7 61.9 63.2 64.3 64.7 64.8 ..
Luxembourg .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 62.4 61.0 66.0 66.2 .. .. ..
Malta .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34.1 34.9 38.1 41.9 41.3 46.5 52.3 55.8 57.1 55.3 ..
Republic of Moldova 32.5 33.4 33.7 33.6 37.0 37.4 36.9 40.1 40.5 43.8 45.2 47.7 47.4 48.3 49.2 49.6 48.0 ..
Montenegro .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 55.0 56.0 56.0 58.2 59.1 .. 59.9 .. 57.0 ..
Netherlands 47.4 48.2 49.1 50.4 51.2 52.3 53.4 54.3 55.5 56.3 56.5 57.6 59.4 60.4 60.7 60.6 60.5 ..
Norway .. .. .. .. .. .. 40.3 40.7 41.6 43.1 41.8 43.9 45.0 46.7 46.4 .. .. ..
Poland 63.3 63.1 63.7 63.8 63.8 64.0 63.9 63.9 63.9 63.5 63.4 63.4 63.0 .. .. .. .. ..
Portugal 47.7 49.0 50.4 51.9 53.4 55.7 56.9 57.2 58.0 58.4 58.9 59.0 60.4 60.9 61.8 61.9 62.9 ..
Romania 67.2 68.5 71.8 71.8 73.0 73.0 70.0 70.0 71.1 72.0 73.0 73.3 72.8 74.0 73.0 75.0 75.0 ..
Russian Federation .. 60.7 .. 61.5 62.0 .. 62.0 .. 62.2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
San Marino .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35.7 35.7 33.3 33.3 31.3 29.4 29.4 33.3 ..
Serbia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 70.0 69.7 70.3 70.5 71.2 71.8 28.0 27.7 ..
Slovakia .. .. .. .. 63.0 .. 63.8 63.8 64.1 62.5 61.9 63.8 64.0 64.4 64.8 64.0 64.1 ..
Slovenia 74.0 74.7 75.6 76.4 77.0 77.4 77.6 77.6 77.8 78.2 78.3 78.6 78.4 78.8 79.2 80.0 80.3 ..
Spain 44.7 45.5 46.3 47.0 47.5 48.3 48.9 49.8 50.6 51.5 52.1 52.1 52.8 53.2 53.9 54.3 54.8 56.0
Sweden 30.1 38.0 36.1 39.3 41.2 43.4 42.6 45.8 47.3 48.3 49.5 50.9 52.3 52.8 54.6 55.2 55.2 ..
Türkiye 28.3 27.9 71.8 27.8 28.9 30.7 33.6 34.4 36.3 36.9 36.6 42.1 42.8 46.4 47.0 .. .. ..
Ukraine .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 51.8 52.2 52.4 53.6 53.6 ..
United Kingdom 18.6 20.2 18.7 18.6 19.4 20.6 22.3 22.6 24.3 24.5 25.2 27.5 28.4 29.4 .. .. .. ..

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