Indicator 5.5.1 (b)

Indicator 5.5.1 (b)

Proportion of seats held by women in local governments, %

Indicator 5.5.1(b) measures the proportion of positions held by women in local government. It is expressed as a percentage of elected positions held by women in legislative/ deliberative bodies of local government.

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INDICATOR 5.5.1 (b)
Proportion of seats held by women in local governments. Indicator 5.5.1(b) measures the proportion of positions held by women in local government. It is expressed as a percentage of elected positions held by women in legislative/ deliberative bodies of local government.
TARGET 5.5
Ensure women's full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life
GOAL 5
Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
SOURCES
United Nations Global SDG Database
METADATA
SDG Metadata Repository
See United Nations Global SDG Database

Indicator 5.5.1 (b)

Indicator 5.5.1 (b)

Proportion of seats held by women in local governments, %

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INDICATOR 5.5.1 (b)
Proportion of seats held by women in local governments. Indicator 5.5.1(b) measures the proportion of positions held by women in local government. It is expressed as a percentage of elected positions held by women in legislative/ deliberative bodies of local government.
TARGET 5.5
Ensure women's full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life
GOAL 5
Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
SOURCES
United Nations Global SDG Database
METADATA
SDG Metadata Repository
See United Nations Global SDG Database

Indicator 5.5.1 (b)

Indicator 5.5.1 (b)

Proportion of seats held by women in local governments, %

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INDICATOR 5.5.1 (b)
Proportion of seats held by women in local governments. Indicator 5.5.1(b) measures the proportion of positions held by women in local government. It is expressed as a percentage of elected positions held by women in legislative/ deliberative bodies of local government.
TARGET 5.5
Ensure women's full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life
GOAL 5
Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
SOURCES
United Nations Global SDG Database
METADATA
SDG Metadata Repository
See United Nations Global SDG Database

Indicator 5.5.1 (b)

Indicator 5.5.1 (b)

Proportion of seats held by women in local governments, %

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Country 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Albania .. .. .. .. .. 34.8 36.1 36.9 .. 43.6 .. .. .. ..
Andorra .. .. .. .. .. 35.8 35.8 35.8 35.8 41.3 .. .. .. ..
Armenia .. .. .. .. 8.5 8.7 10.8 9.4 9.0 9.0 9.1 24.7 .. ..
Austria .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23.1 24.6 25.7 .. ..
Azerbaijan .. .. .. .. 35.0 .. .. .. .. 38.8 38.8 .. .. ..
Belarus .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 48.2 .. .. .. .. ..
Belgium .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 39.0 .. .. .. .. ..
Bosnia and Herzegovina .. .. .. .. .. .. 18.6 .. .. .. 19.6 .. .. ..
Bulgaria .. .. .. .. .. 26.0 .. .. .. 27.2 .. .. .. ..
Canada .. .. .. .. .. 26.6 .. .. 26.6 .. .. .. .. ..
Croatia .. .. .. 19.9 .. .. .. 26.4 .. .. .. 30.0 .. ..
Cyprus .. .. .. .. .. .. 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.1 16.1 .. ..
Czechia 26.3 26.3 26.3 26.3 27.1 27.1 27.1 27.1 27.9 28.0 28.0 28.0 29.0 29.0
Denmark .. .. .. 30.5 .. .. .. 33.3 .. .. .. 37.0 .. ..
Estonia .. .. .. 31.1 .. .. .. 28.6 .. .. .. 29.5 29.5 ..
Finland .. .. 36.2 .. .. .. .. 39.0 .. .. .. 40.2 40.2 ..
France .. .. .. .. .. 40.4 .. .. 40.4 .. 40.0 .. 42.3 ..
Georgia 12.0 10.3 10.4 .. 11.5 .. .. 13.5 13.5 .. .. 23.7 23.7 ..
Germany .. 26.1 .. .. .. 27.1 .. 27.0 27.0 27.8 29.2 30.3 30.3 ..
Hungary .. .. .. .. 28.5 .. .. .. 28.5 30.5 .. .. .. ..
Iceland 39.8 39.8 39.8 39.8 44.0 44.0 44.0 44.0 47.0 47.0 47.0 47.0 .. 51.3
Ireland .. .. .. .. 20.1 .. .. .. 20.1 23.9 .. .. .. ..
Israel .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17.1 17.1 17.1 17.1 17.1 ..
Italy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30.4 31.3 31.7 32.0 32.4 ..
Kazakhstan 16.9 17.0 18.2 18.1 18.4 18.8 22.2 22.1 22.2 22.2 22.3 30.5 .. ..
Latvia .. .. .. 31.2 31.2 .. .. 34.0 34.0 .. .. 30.5 30.5 ..
Liechtenstein 25.6 24.8 24.8 24.8 24.8 16.5 16.5 16.5 16.5 39.1 39.1 39.1 39.1 ..
Lithuania .. 22.4 .. .. .. 24.6 .. .. .. 29.4 .. .. .. ..
Luxembourg .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25.1 25.1 25.1 25.1 .. .. ..
Malta .. .. .. 17.5 21.3 21.7 22.6 22.4 21.9 22.0 26.3 26.3 26.3 25.2
Montenegro .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27.8 30.0 31.9 .. .. 32.7 ..
Netherlands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28.5 31.8 .. .. 35.0 ..
Norway .. 38.2 .. .. .. 39.4 .. .. .. 40.8 .. .. .. ..
Poland 24.6 24.9 24.9 25.0 26.5 26.6 26.8 26.9 29.8 30.0 30.2 30.4 .. ..
Republic of Moldova .. .. .. .. .. 28.9 .. .. .. 35.6 .. .. .. ..
Romania .. .. .. .. .. .. 12.5 .. 12.5 .. 14.1 .. .. ..
Serbia .. .. 28.6 .. .. .. 31.2 .. .. .. 37.2 .. .. 37.6
Slovakia .. .. .. .. 25.5 25.5 25.5 25.5 25.9 25.9 25.9 25.9 26.9 26.9
Slovenia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34.1 .. .. .. 34.9 ..
Spain .. .. .. 33.0 33.1 33.8 .. .. .. 38.5 38.5 38.5 38.6 ..
Sweden 43.5 43.5 43.5 43.5 44.2 44.2 44.2 44.2 43.8 43.8 43.8 43.8 44.0 44.0
Switzerland 30.4 30.0 29.4 29.6 29.9 29.3 30.7 31.3 31.9 32.0 35.0 38.6 39.0 ..
Türkiye .. .. .. .. 9.9 .. .. .. 9.9 10.1 .. .. .. ..
Turkmenistan .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21.9 21.9 .. .. .. ..
Ukraine .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 29.8 29.8 .. ..
United Kingdom .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34.8 35.0 35.3 35.3 ..
Country 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Albania .. .. .. .. .. 34.8 36.1 36.9 .. 43.6 .. .. .. ..
Andorra .. .. .. .. .. 35.8 35.8 35.8 35.8 41.3 .. .. .. ..
Armenia .. .. .. .. 8.5 8.7 10.8 9.4 9.0 9.0 9.1 24.7 .. ..
Austria .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23.1 24.6 25.7 .. ..
Azerbaijan .. .. .. .. 35.0 .. .. .. .. 38.8 38.8 .. .. ..
Belarus .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 48.2 .. .. .. .. ..
Belgium .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 39.0 .. .. .. .. ..
Bosnia and Herzegovina .. .. .. .. .. .. 18.6 .. .. .. 19.6 .. .. ..
Bulgaria .. .. .. .. .. 26.0 .. .. .. 27.2 .. .. .. ..
Canada .. .. .. .. .. 26.6 .. .. 26.6 .. .. .. .. ..
Croatia .. .. .. 19.9 .. .. .. 26.4 .. .. .. 30.0 .. ..
Cyprus .. .. .. .. .. .. 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.1 16.1 .. ..
Czechia 26.3 26.3 26.3 26.3 27.1 27.1 27.1 27.1 27.9 28.0 28.0 28.0 29.0 29.0
Denmark .. .. .. 30.5 .. .. .. 33.3 .. .. .. 37.0 .. ..
Estonia .. .. .. 31.1 .. .. .. 28.6 .. .. .. 29.5 29.5 ..
Finland .. .. 36.2 .. .. .. .. 39.0 .. .. .. 40.2 40.2 ..
France .. .. .. .. .. 40.4 .. .. 40.4 .. 40.0 .. 42.3 ..
Georgia 12.0 10.3 10.4 .. 11.5 .. .. 13.5 13.5 .. .. 23.7 23.7 ..
Germany .. 26.1 .. .. .. 27.1 .. 27.0 27.0 27.8 29.2 30.3 30.3 ..
Hungary .. .. .. .. 28.5 .. .. .. 28.5 30.5 .. .. .. ..
Iceland 39.8 39.8 39.8 39.8 44.0 44.0 44.0 44.0 47.0 47.0 47.0 47.0 .. 51.3
Ireland .. .. .. .. 20.1 .. .. .. 20.1 23.9 .. .. .. ..
Israel .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17.1 17.1 17.1 17.1 17.1 ..
Italy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30.4 31.3 31.7 32.0 32.4 ..
Kazakhstan 16.9 17.0 18.2 18.1 18.4 18.8 22.2 22.1 22.2 22.2 22.3 30.5 .. ..
Latvia .. .. .. 31.2 31.2 .. .. 34.0 34.0 .. .. 30.5 30.5 ..
Liechtenstein 25.6 24.8 24.8 24.8 24.8 16.5 16.5 16.5 16.5 39.1 39.1 39.1 39.1 ..
Lithuania .. 22.4 .. .. .. 24.6 .. .. .. 29.4 .. .. .. ..
Luxembourg .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25.1 25.1 25.1 25.1 .. .. ..
Malta .. .. .. 17.5 21.3 21.7 22.6 22.4 21.9 22.0 26.3 26.3 26.3 25.2
Montenegro .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27.8 30.0 31.9 .. .. 32.7 ..
Netherlands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28.5 31.8 .. .. 35.0 ..
Norway .. 38.2 .. .. .. 39.4 .. .. .. 40.8 .. .. .. ..
Poland 24.6 24.9 24.9 25.0 26.5 26.6 26.8 26.9 29.8 30.0 30.2 30.4 .. ..
Republic of Moldova .. .. .. .. .. 28.9 .. .. .. 35.6 .. .. .. ..
Romania .. .. .. .. .. .. 12.5 .. 12.5 .. 14.1 .. .. ..
Serbia .. .. 28.6 .. .. .. 31.2 .. .. .. 37.2 .. .. 37.6
Slovakia .. .. .. .. 25.5 25.5 25.5 25.5 25.9 25.9 25.9 25.9 26.9 26.9
Slovenia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34.1 .. .. .. 34.9 ..
Spain .. .. .. 33.0 33.1 33.8 .. .. .. 38.5 38.5 38.5 38.6 ..
Sweden 43.5 43.5 43.5 43.5 44.2 44.2 44.2 44.2 43.8 43.8 43.8 43.8 44.0 44.0
Switzerland 30.4 30.0 29.4 29.6 29.9 29.3 30.7 31.3 31.9 32.0 35.0 38.6 39.0 ..
Türkiye .. .. .. .. 9.9 .. .. .. 9.9 10.1 .. .. .. ..
Turkmenistan .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21.9 21.9 .. .. .. ..
Ukraine .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 29.8 29.8 .. ..
United Kingdom .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34.8 35.0 35.3 35.3 ..
INDICATOR 5.5.1 (b)
Proportion of seats held by women in local governments. Indicator 5.5.1(b) measures the proportion of positions held by women in local government. It is expressed as a percentage of elected positions held by women in legislative/ deliberative bodies of local government.
TARGET 5.5
Ensure women's full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life
GOAL 5
Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
SOURCES
United Nations Global SDG Database
METADATA
SDG Metadata Repository
See United Nations Global SDG Database

Indicator 5.5.1 (b)

Indicator 5.5.1 (b)

Proportion of seats held by women in local governments. Indicator 5.5.1(b) measures the proportion of positions held by women in local government. It is expressed as a percentage of elected positions held by women in legislative/ deliberative bodies of local government.

Target 5.5

Target 5.5

Ensure women's full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life

Goal 5

Goal 5

Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

Sources

Sources

United Nations Global SDG Database

Metadata

Metadata

SDG Metadata Repository

Footnote

Footnote

See United Nations Global SDG Database