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5.5.1(b) Proportion of seats held by women in local governments
Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of local government (%) (SDG indicator 5.5.1b)
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Proportion of elected seats held by women (%)
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| Country/Region name | Reporting year | Election year | Number of elected women | Number of elected men | Number of elected women and men | Proportion of elected seats held by women (%) (SDG indicator 5.5.1b) | Geographical area | National data source | Compiler details |
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| Central Asia and Southern Asia | 2020 | 1434617 | 2036639 | 3471256 | 41.33 | SDG Region | Weighted average by number of councillors, based on data for 11 countries | UN Women | |
| Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia | 2020 | 934723 | 2483559 | 3418282 | 27.34 | SDG Region | Weighted average by number of councillors, based on data for 12 countries | UN Women | |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | 2020 | 36824 | 112579 | 149403 | 24.65 | SDG Region | Weighted average by number of councillors, based on data for 21 countries | UN Women | |
| Northern America and Europe | 2020 | 379821 | 706917 | 1086738 | 34.95 | SDG Region | Weighted average by number of councillors, based on data for 37 countries | UN Women | |
| Oceania | 2020 | 2525 | 5369 | 7894 | 31.99 | SDG Region | Weighted average by number of councillors, based on data for 9 countries | UN Women | |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 2020 | 45246 | 105206 | 150452 | 30.07 | SDG Region | Weighted average by number of councillors, based on data for 29 countries | UN Women | |
| Western Asia and Northern Africa | 2020 | 28723 | 131439 | 160162 | 17.93 | SDG Region | Weighted average by number of councillors, based on data for 16 countries | UN Women | |
| World | 2020 | 2862479 | 5581708 | 8444187 | 33.90 | World | Weighted average by number of councillors, based on data for 135 countries | UN Women | |
| Central Asia and Southern Asia | 2021 | 1435274 | 2043582 | 3478856 | 41.26 | SDG Region | Weighted average by number of councillors, based on data for 11 countries | UN Women | |
| Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia | 2021 | 933135 | 2470127 | 3403262 | 27.42 | SDG Region | Weighted average by number of councillors, based on data for 12 countries | UN Women | |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | 2021 | 40520 | 119383 | 159903 | 25.34 | SDG Region | Weighted average by number of councillors, based on data for 21 countries | UN Women | |
| Northern America and Europe | 2021 | 385638 | 712973 | 1098611 | 35.10 | SDG Region | Weighted average by number of councillors, based on data for 38 countries | UN Women | |
| Oceania | 2021 | 2593 | 5420 | 8013 | 32.36 | SDG Region | Weighted average by number of councillors, based on data for 9 countries | UN Women | |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 2021 | 48376 | 114343 | 162719 | 29.73 | SDG Region | Weighted average by number of councillors, based on data for 29 countries | UN Women | |
| Western Asia and Northern Africa | 2021 | 28723 | 131349 | 160072 | 17.94 | SDG Region | Weighted average by number of councillors, based on data for 16 countries | UN Women | |
| World | 2021 | 2874259 | 5597177 | 8471436 | 33.93 | World | Weighted average by number of councillors, based on data for 136 countries | UN Women | |
| Central Asia and Southern Asia | 2022 | 1438298 | 2042292 | 3480590 | 41.32 | SDG Region | Weighted average by number of councillors, based on data for 10 countries | UN Women | |
| Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia | 2022 | 918849 | 2386428 | 3305277 | 27.80 | SDG Region | Weighted average by number of councillors, based on data for 12 countries | UN Women | |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | 2022 | 40696 | 119005 | 159701 | 25.48 | SDG Region | Weighted average by number of councillors, based on data for 21 countries | UN Women | |
| Northern America and Europe | 2022 | 400660 | 701596 | 1102256 | 36.35 | SDG Region | Weighted average by number of councillors, based on data for 38 countries | UN Women | |
| Oceania | 2022 | 2593 | 5420 | 8013 | 32.36 | SDG Region | Weighted average by number of councillors, based on data for 9 countries | UN Women | |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 2022 | 45919 | 135330 | 181249 | 25.33 | SDG Region | Weighted average by number of councillors, based on data for 29 countries | UN Women | |
| Western Asia and Northern Africa | 2022 | 28949 | 128838 | 157787 | 18.35 | SDG Region | Weighted average by number of councillors, based on data for 17 countries | UN Women | |
| World | 2022 | 2875964 | 5518909 | 8394873 | 34.26 | World | Weighted average by number of councillors, based on data for 136 countries | UN Women | |
| Afghanistan | 2020 | 59 | 298 | 357 | 16.53 | Country/Area | Administrative data. | Compiled by UN Women | |
| Albania | 2020 | 2019 | 706 | 913 | 1,619 | 43.61 | Country/Area | Administrative data on election results at municipal level (2019). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| American Samoa | 2020 | N | N | N | N | Country/Area | Indicator not applicable / No elected deliberative bodies of local government. | Compiled by UN Women in collaboration with ESCAP Statistics Division | |
| Andorra | 2020 | 2019 | 33 | 47 | 80 | 41.25 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent local elections results (2019). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2020 | 2019 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 66.67 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2019). | Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women |
| Armenia | 2020 | 2019 | 376 | 3,811 | 4,187 | 8.98 | Country/Area | Administrative data. | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Azerbaijan | 2020 | 2019 | 5,849 | 9,226 | 15,075 | 38.80 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent local elections (2019). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Barbados | 2020 | N | N | N | N | Country/Area | Indicator not applicable / No elected deliberative bodies of local government. | Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women | |
| Belize | 2020 | 2019 | 430 | 959 | 1,389 | 30.96 | Country/Area | Administrative data based on most recent election results (2019). | Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women |
| Botswana | 2020 | 2019 | 73 | 417 | 490 | 14.90 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2019). | Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women |
| Brunei Darussalam | 2020 | N | N | N | N | Country/Area | Indicator not applicable / No elected deliberative bodies of local government. | Compiled by UN Women in collaboration with ESCAP Statistics Division | |
| Bulgaria | 2020 | 2019 | 1,394 | 3,740 | 5,134 | 27.15 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2019). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Cambodia | 2020 | 2019 | 2,655 | 13,031 | 15,686 | 16.93 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2017-2019). | Compiled by UN Women |
| Colombia | 2020 | 2019 | 2,230 | 10,231 | 12,461 | 17.90 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2019). | Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women |
| Czechia | 2020 | 2019 | 17,333 | 44,559 | 61,892 | 28.01 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results at the level of regions (2016), municipalities (2019) and city districts (2018). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Ecuador | 2020 | 2019 | 1,534 | 4,111 | 5,645 | 27.17 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2019). | Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women |
| Egypt | 2020 | N | N | N | N | Country/Area | Indicator not applicable / No elected deliberative bodies of local government. | Compiled by ESCWA Statistics Division and UN Women | |
| France | 2020 | 2020 | 199,754 | 299,396 | 499,150 | 40.02 | Country/Area | National directory of elected officials. | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Germany | 2020 | 2019 | 6,462 | 16,804 | 23,266 | 27.77 | Country/Area | Administrative data based on most recent election results. Data do not cover the federal state Schleswig-Holstein ( gender of elected officials not fully recorded there). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Ghana | 2020 | 2019 | 234 | 5,924 | 6,158 | 3.80 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2019). | Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women |
| Grenada | 2020 | N | N | N | N | Country/Area | Indicator not applicable / No elected deliberative bodies of local government. | Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women | |
| Guatemala | 2020 | 2019 | 428 | 3,313 | 3,741 | 11.44 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2019). | Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women |
| Hungary | 2020 | 2019 | 6,206 | 14,132 | 20,338 | 30.51 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2019) provided by the Electoral Management Body of the country. | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Iceland | 2020 | 2018 | 236 | 266 | 502 | 47.01 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2018). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Iraq | 2020 | N | N | N | N | Country/Area | Indicator not applicable / No elected local deliberative bodies of local government. | Compiled by ESCWA Statistics Division and UN Women | |
| Ireland | 2020 | 2019 | 227 | 722 | 949 | 23.92 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2019). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Israel | 2020 | 2018 | 647 | 3,129 | 3,776 | 17.13 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2018). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Italy | 2020 | 2019 | 29,739 | 63,843 | 93,582 | 31.78 | Country/Area | Administrative data on municipalities from the Ministry of Interior. | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Japan | 2020 | 4,640 | 27,790 | 32,430 | 14.31 | Country/Area | Administrative data as of 31st December 2019. | Compiled by UN Women | |
| Kazakhstan | 2020 | 2018 | 697 | 2,446 | 3,143 | 22.18 | Country/Area | Administrative data. | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Kuwait | 2020 | N | N | N | N | Country/Area | Indicator not applicable / No elected deliberative bodies of local government. | Compiled by ESCWA Statistics Division and UN Women | |
| Liberia | 2020 | N | N | N | N | Country/Area | Indicator not applicable / No elected deliberative bodies of local government. | Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women | |
| Liechtenstein | 2020 | 2019 | 45 | 70 | 115 | 39.13 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2019). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Lithuania | 2020 | 2019 | 441 | 1,061 | 1,502 | 29.36 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2019). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Luxembourg | 2020 | 2017 | 283 | 844 | 1,127 | 25.11 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent elections results (2017). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Malawi | 2020 | 2019 | 67 | 393 | 460 | 14.57 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2019). | Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women |
| Maldives | 2020 | 2017 | 37 | 580 | 617 | 6.00 | Country/Area | Administrative data. | Compiled by UN Women |
| Malta | 2020 | 2019 | 122 | 342 | 464 | 26.29 | Country/Area | Administrative data. | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Marshall Islands | 2020 | 2019 | 50 | 264 | 314 | 15.92 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2019). | Compiled by UN Women |
| Micronesia (Federated States of) | 2020 | 2019 | 9 | 599 | 608 | 1.48 | Country/Area | Administrative data based on most recent election results (2016-2019). | Compiled by UN Women |
| Myanmar | 2020 | N | N | N | N | Country/Area | Indicator not applicable / No elected deliberative bodies of local government. | Compiled by UN Women in collaboration with ESCAP Statistics Division | |
| Netherlands | 2020 | 2019 | 2,921 | 6,268 | 9,189 | 31.79 | Country/Area | Administrative data. | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| New Zealand | 2020 | 2019 | 415 | 638 | 1,053 | 39.41 | Country/Area | Administrative data based on most recent election results (2019). | Compiled by UN Women |
| Norway | 2020 | 2019 | 4,048 | 5,863 | 9,911 | 40.84 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2019). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Panama | 2020 | 2019 | 62 | 626 | 688 | 9.01 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2019). | Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women |
| Philippines | 2020 | 2019 | 114,072 | 278,252 | 392,324 | 29.08 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results at the level of Sangguniang Panlalawigan (2019), Sangguniang Bayan (2019), Sangguniang Panlungsod (2019), and Sangguniang Barangay (2018). | Compiled by UN Women |
| Qatar | 2020 | N | N | N | N | Country/Area | Indicator not applicable / No elected deliberative bodies of local government. | Compiled by ESCWA Statistics Division and UN Women | |
| Republic of Moldova | 2020 | 2019 | 4,123 | 7,457 | 11,580 | 35.60 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2019). Data exclude the territory of Transnistria and municipality of Bender. | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2020 | N | N | N | N | Country/Area | Indicator not applicable / No elected deliberative bodies of local government. | Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women | |
| Saint Lucia | 2020 | N | N | N | N | Country/Area | Indicator not applicable / No elected deliberative bodies of local government. | Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2020 | N | N | N | N | Country/Area | Indicator not applicable / No elected deliberative bodies of local government. | Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women | |
| Samoa | 2020 | N | N | N | N | Country/Area | Indicator not applicable / No elected deliberative bodies of local government. | Compiled by UN Women in collaboration with ESCAP Statistics Division | |
| San Marino | 2020 | N | N | N | N | Country/Area | Indicator not applicable / No elected deliberative bodies of local government. | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women | |
| Seychelles | 2020 | N | N | N | N | Country/Area | Indicator not applicable / No elected deliberative bodies of local government. | Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women | |
| Singapore | 2020 | N | N | N | N | Country/Area | Indicator not applicable / No elected deliberative bodies of local government. | Compiled by UN Women in collaboration with ESCAP Statistics Division | |
| Slovakia | 2020 | 2018 | 5,480 | 15,668 | 21,148 | 25.91 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2018). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Somalia | 2020 | N | N | N | N | Country/Area | Indicator not applicable / No elected deliberative bodies of local government. | Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women | |
| South Sudan | 2020 | N | N | N | N | Country/Area | Indicator not applicable / No elected deliberative bodies of local government. | Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women | |
| Spain | 2020 | 2019 | 25,724 | 41,107 | 66,831 | 38.49 | Country/Area | Administrative data based on most recent election results at the level of municipalities (2019) and provinces (2017). Data exclude 13 municipal councillors with no information by sex. | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| State of Palestine | 2020 | 2019 | 761 | 2,831 | 3,592 | 21.19 | Country/Area | Administrative data based on most recent election results (2017, 2018 and 2019) for local councils in West Bank. Data produced by Central Election Commission and reported by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. | Compiled by ESCWA Statistics Division and UN Women |
| Sudan | 2020 | N | N | N | N | Country/Area | Indicator not applicable / No elected deliberative bodies of local government. | Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women | |
| Sweden | 2020 | 2018 | 6,303 | 8,072 | 14,375 | 43.85 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2018). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Switzerland | 2020 | 2018 | 1,635 | 3,468 | 5,103 | 32.04 | Country/Area | Data based on census/survey data provided to the NSO by the Union of Swiss Cities. | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Tonga | 2020 | N | N | N | N | Country/Area | Indicator not applicable / No elected deliberative bodies of local government. | Compiled by UN Women | |
| Türkiye | 2020 | 2019 | 2,373 | 21,033 | 23,406 | 10.14 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2019) at the level of metropolitan municipalities, municipalities and provinces. | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| United Arab Emirates | 2020 | N | N | N | N | Country/Area | Indicator not applicable / No elected deliberative bodies of local government. | Compiled by ESCWA Statistics Division and UN Women | |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2020 | 5,950 | 11,143 | 17,093 | 34.81 | Country/Area | Data refer to England and Wales only. Based on public sector database maintained by Oscar Research Ltd. | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women | |
| Yemen | 2020 | N | N | N | N | Country/Area | Indicator not applicable / No elected deliberative bodies of local government. | Compiled by ESCWA Statistics Division and UN Women | |
| Afghanistan | 2022 | N | N | N | N | Country/Area | Indicator not applicable / No elected deliberative bodies of local government. | Compiled by UN Women | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2022 | 2021 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 66.67 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2021). | Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women |
| Armenia | 2022 | 2021 | 355 | 1,081 | 1,436 | 24.72 | Country/Area | Administrative data. Compared to previous years, the number of municipalities in Armenia was reduced from 484 to 79, following a consolidation/merging of self-government units. Consequently, the number of persons to be elected at local level also decreased. | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Austria | 2022 | 2021 | 10,109 | 29,233 | 39,342 | 25.70 | Country/Area | Data obtained by NSS from Local Government Association. Data refer to most recent elections as of 1st January 2022 across the States (elections conducted in 2020-2021). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Bangladesh | 2022 | 2021 | 15,704 | 51,394 | 67,098 | 23.40 | Country/Area | Administrative data on remunerated local government representatives elected directly and indirectly compiled by Local Government Division under Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperative. | Compiled by UN Women |
| Belize | 2022 | 2021 | 459 | 997 | 1,456 | 31.52 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2021) (Election and Boundaries Department and National Women’s Commission). | Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women |
| Bhutan | 2022 | 2021 | 187 | 1,277 | 1,464 | 12.77 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2021) (Election Commission of Bhutan). | Compiled by UN Women |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 2022 | 2021 | 1,135 | 1,118 | 2,253 | 50.38 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2021). | Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women |
| Central African Republic | 2022 | N | N | N | N | Country/Area | Indicator not applicable / No elected deliberative bodies of local government. | Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women | |
| Chile | 2022 | 2021 | 857 | 1,697 | 2,554 | 33.56 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results at regional level and municipal level (2021) provided by Ministry of Women and Gender Equality. | Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women |
| Croatia | 2022 | 2021 | 2,710 | 6,313 | 9,023 | 30.03 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2021). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| El Salvador | 2022 | 2021 | 910 | 2,086 | 2,996 | 30.37 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2021). | Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women |
| Estonia | 2022 | 2021 | 506 | 1,211 | 1,717 | 29.47 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2021). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Finland | 2022 | 2021 | 3,564 | 5,295 | 8,859 | 40.23 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2021). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| France | 2022 | 2020 | 214,519 | 292,283 | 506,802 | 42.33 | Country/Area | National directory of elected officials (RNE : répertoire national des élu). Data based on most recent election results at the level of communes (2020), departements (June 2021) and regions (June 2021). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Georgia | 2022 | 2021 | 491 | 1,577 | 2,068 | 23.74 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2021) (Georgia Election Administration). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Germany | 2022 | 2021 | 7,072 | 16,304 | 23,376 | 30.25 | Country/Area | Administrative data based on most recent election results. Data do not cover the federal states Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein ( gender of elected officials not fully recorded there). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Guinea-Bissau | 2022 | N | N | N | N | Country/Area | Indicator not applicable / No elected deliberative bodies of local government. | Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women | |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2022 | 2021 | 6,480 | 121,349 | 127,829 | 5.07 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results at city and village levels (2021). | Compiled by UN Women |
| Italy | 2022 | 2021 | 29,779 | 62,067 | 91,846 | 32.42 | Country/Area | Administrative data on municipalities from the Ministry of Interior. | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Kazakhstan | 2022 | 2021 | 998 | 2,278 | 3,276 | 30.46 | Country/Area | Administrative data. | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Latvia | 2022 | 2021 | 231 | 527 | 758 | 30.47 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2021). A decrease in absolute number of women and men is due to changes in number of municipalities in the country, from 119 to 43. | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Libya | 2022 | 2021 | 136 | 816 | 952 | 14.29 | Country/Area | Administrative data on election results at municipal level (2021) produced by Central Municipal Elections Committee. | Compiled by ESCWA Statistics Division and UN Women |
| Maldives | 2022 | 2021 | 388 | 594 | 982 | 39.51 | Country/Area | Administrative data on election results (2021) from Electoral Management Body | Compiled by UN Women |
| State of Palestine | 2022 | 2021 | 653 | 2,348 | 3,001 | 21.76 | Country/Area | Administrative data based on 2021 election results (11/12/2021) in 376 Municipal council’s in the West Bank only. Data produced by Central Election Commission and reported by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. | Compiled by ESCWA Statistics Division and UN Women |
| Thailand | 2022 | 2021 | 17,137 | 66,419 | 83,556 | 20.51 | Country/Area | Administrative data on election results for councils at the level of Bangkok city (2010), Pattaya city (2012), PAO (2020), cities, towns, sub-districts and SAO (2021). | Compiled by UN Women |
| Uganda | 2022 | 2021 | 10,225 | 36,060 | 46,285 | 22.09 | Country/Area | Administrative data based on most recent election results (2021). | Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2022 | 5,873 | 10,756 | 16,629 | 35.32 | Country/Area | Data refer to England and Wales only. Based on public sector database maintained by Oscar Research Ltd. | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women | |
| Viet Nam | 2022 | 2021 | 77,666 | 190,494 | 268,160 | 28.96 | Country/Area | Administrative data. | Compiled by UN Women |
| Albania | 2018 | 2017 | 589 | 1,006 | 1,595 | 36.93 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results at municipal level (2015) and post-election replacements (up to 2017). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Algeria | 2018 | 2017 | 4,728 | 22,152 | 26,880 | 17.59 | Country/Area | Administrative data based on 2017 data election results. | Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women |
| Burkina Faso | 2018 | 2016 | 2,359 | 16,243 | 18,602 | 12.68 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2016) at municipal level. | Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women |
| Cambodia | 2018 | 2017 | 2,397 | 12,499 | 14,896 | 16.09 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2014-2017). | Compiled by UN Women in collaboration with ESCAP Statistics Division |
| Cameroon | 2018 | 2013 | 326 | 961 | 1,287 | 25.33 | Country/Area | Administrative data based on most recent election results (2013) at commune level only. | Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women |
| Canada | 2018 | 2015 | 6,140 | 16,943 | 23,083 | 26.60 | Country/Area | Data based on most recent election results (2015) at municipal level obtained by NSO from Local Government Associations. | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Chile | 2018 | 2017 | 667 | 2,196 | 2,863 | 23.30 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results at regional level (2017) and municipal level (2016). | Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women |
| China, Macao Special Administrative Region | 2018 | 2017 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 23.08 | Country/Area | Administrative data based on most recent election results (2017). | Compiled by UN Women in collaboration with ESCAP Statistics Division |
| Croatia | 2018 | 2017 | 2,637 | 7,355 | 9,992 | 26.39 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2017). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Cyprus | 2018 | 2016 | 541 | 2,848 | 3,389 | 15.96 | Country/Area | Administrative data. | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Denmark | 2018 | 2017 | 879 | 1,758 | 2,637 | 33.33 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2017). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Djibouti | 2018 | 2017 | 56 | 138 | 194 | 28.87 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2017). | Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women |
| Equatorial Guinea | 2018 | 2017 | 163 | 444 | 607 | 26.85 | Country/Area | Administrative data based on most recent local elections (2017) provided by Ministry of Interior and Local Cooperation. | Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women |
| Estonia | 2018 | 2017 | 495 | 1,234 | 1,729 | 28.63 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2017). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Finland | 2018 | 2017 | 3,514 | 5,485 | 8,999 | 39.05 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2017). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| France | 2018 | 2015 | 213,196 | 314,483 | 527,679 | 40.40 | Country/Area | Administrative data based on most recent election results at the level of communes (2014), departments (2015) and regions (2015). Data also cover the territories of Guadeloupe, Martinique, Guyane, La Réunion and Mayotte. | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Georgia | 2018 | 2017 | 277 | 1,781 | 2,058 | 13.46 | Country/Area | Administrative data based on most recent election results (2017). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Germany | 2018 | 2017 | 6,478 | 17,508 | 23,986 | 27.01 | Country/Area | Administrative data based on most recent election results (around year 2017). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Guam | 2018 | 2016 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 15.38 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2016). | Compiled by UN Women in collaboration with ESCAP Statistics Division |
| India | 2018 | 2017 | 1,375,914 | 1,724,890 | 3,100,804 | 44.37 | Country/Area | Administrative data based on most recent election results at the level of Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samait, and Zila Parishad (2013-2017). Partial data corresponding to rural areas only . | Compiled by UN Women in collaboration with ESCAP Statistics Division |
| Indonesia | 2018 | 2017 | 2,802 | 16,698 | 19,500 | 14.37 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2017). | Compiled by UN Women in collaboration with ESCAP Statistics Division |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2018 | 2017 | 4,024 | 121,859 | 125,883 | 3.20 | Country/Area | Administrative data based on most recent election results at city and village levels (2017). | Compiled by UN Women in collaboration with ESCAP Statistics Division |
| Iraq | 2018 | 2013 | 112 | 324 | 436 | 25.69 | Country/Area | Administrative data based on most recent election results at governorate level (2013). | Compiled by ESCWA Statistics Division and UN Women |
| Jamaica | 2018 | 2016 | 42 | 186 | 228 | 18.42 | Country/Area | Administrative data based on most recent election results (2016). | Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women |
| Japan | 2018 | 4,211 | 28,504 | 32,715 | 12.87 | Country/Area | Administrative data as of 31st December 2017. | Compiled by UN Women in collaboration with ESCAP Statistics Division | |
| Jordan | 2018 | 2017 | 1,058 | 2,264 | 3,322 | 31.85 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2017). | Compiled by ESCWA Statistics Division and UN Women |
| Kenya | 2018 | 2017 | 746 | 1,478 | 2,224 | 33.54 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2017). | Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2018 | 2016 | 116 | 244 | 360 | 32.22 | Country/Area | Administrative data based on most recent election results (2016). | Compiled by UN Women in collaboration with ESCAP Statistics Division |
| Latvia | 2018 | 2017 | 549 | 1,065 | 1,614 | 34.01 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2017). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Lebanon | 2018 | 2016 | 597 | 14,435 | 15,032 | 3.97 | Country/Area | Administrative data based on most recent local elections (2016) provided by the Ministry of Interior. | Compiled by ESCWA Statistics Division and UN Women |
| Luxembourg | 2018 | 2017 | 283 | 844 | 1,127 | 25.11 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent elections results (2017). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Maldives | 2018 | 2017 | 40 | 613 | 653 | 6.13 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2017). | Compiled by UN Women in collaboration with ESCAP Statistics Division |
| Mali | 2018 | 2016 | 2,874 | 8,506 | 11,380 | 25.25 | Country/Area | Administrative data based on most recent election results at the levels of communes (2016), regions (2009), and the city of Bamako (2009). Data on regions and Bamako based on information obtained by NSO from local government associations. | Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women |
| Malta | 2018 | 2015 | 100 | 356 | 456 | 21.93 | Country/Area | Administrative data. | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Montenegro | 2018 | 2017 | 218 | 567 | 785 | 27.77 | Country/Area | Data on municipal councillors provided by NSO based on information from local government association. Municipality Tuzi not covered. | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Morocco | 2018 | 2015 | 6,825 | 25,879 | 32,704 | 20.87 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2015). | Compiled by ESCWA Statistics Division and UN Women |
| Nepal | 2018 | 2017 | 14,352 | 20,689 | 35,041 | 40.96 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2017). | Compiled by UN Women in collaboration with ESCAP Statistics Division |
| Nigeria | 2018 | 2015 | 740 | 6,828 | 7,568 | 9.78 | Country/Area | Administrative data based on most recent election results (2015). Partial data covering selected states. | Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women |
| Oman | 2018 | 2016 | 7 | 195 | 202 | 3.47 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2016). | Compiled by ESCWA Statistics Division and UN Women |
| Pakistan | 2018 | 2015 | 22,429 | 110,700 | 133,129 | 16.85 | Country/Area | Administrative data based on most recent election results (2013-2015, depending on the area of the country). | Compiled by UN Women in collaboration with ESCAP Statistics Division |
| Poland | 2018 | 13,859 | 32,651 | 46,510 | 29.80 | Country/Area | Data based on censuses/surveys. | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women | |
| Saudi Arabia | 2018 | 2015 | 38 | 3,118 | 3,156 | 1.20 | Country/Area | Administrative data. | Compiled by ESCWA Statistics Division and UN Women |
| Senegal | 2018 | 2014 | 12,864 | 14,186 | 27,050 | 47.56 | Country/Area | Data based on most recent election results (2014) obtained by NSO from Local Government Associations. | Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women |
| South Africa | 2018 | 2016 | 3,790 | 5,516 | 9,306 | 40.73 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2016). | Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women |
| Spain | 2018 | 2017 | 25,552 | 50,080 | 75,632 | 33.78 | Country/Area | Administrative data based on most recent election results at the level of municipalities (2015) and provinces (2017). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| State of Palestine | 2018 | 2017 | 751 | 2,792 | 3,543 | 21.20 | Country/Area | Administrative data based on most recent election results (2017) for local councils in West Bank. Data produced by Central Election Commission and reported by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. | Compiled by ESCWA Statistics Division and UN Women |
| Suriname | 2018 | 2017 | 42 | 76 | 118 | 35.59 | Country/Area | Administrative data. | Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women |
| Switzerland | 2018 | 2017 | 1,598 | 3,508 | 5,106 | 31.30 | Country/Area | Data based on most recent municipal elections (2017) provided by NSO based on Union of Swiss cities information. | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Timor-Leste | 2018 | 2016 | 106 | 2,578 | 2,684 | 3.95 | Country/Area | Administrative data based on 2016 election results provided by the Ministry of State Administration. | Compiled by UN Women in collaboration with ESCAP Statistics Division |
| Albania | 2016 | 2015 | 555 | 1,040 | 1,595 | 34.80 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results at municipal level (2015). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Andorra | 2016 | 2015 | 29 | 52 | 81 | 35.80 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent local elections results (2015). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Benin | 2016 | 2015 | 66 | 1,354 | 1,420 | 4.65 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2015). | Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 2016 | 2015 | 1,117 | 1,096 | 2,213 | 50.47 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2015). | Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women |
| Bulgaria | 2016 | 2015 | 1,345 | 3,836 | 5,181 | 25.96 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2015). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Burundi | 2016 | 2015 | 651 | 1,234 | 1,885 | 34.54 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2015) at commune level. | Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women |
| Colombia | 2016 | 2015 | 2,196 | 10,276 | 12,472 | 17.61 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2015). | Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women |
| Comoros | 2016 | 2015 | 279 | 716 | 995 | 28.04 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2015). | Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women |
| Ghana | 2016 | 2015 | 276 | 5,654 | 5,930 | 4.65 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2015). Data cover 99 per cent of the 216 local councils in the country. | Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women |
| Guatemala | 2016 | 2015 | 394 | 3,328 | 3,722 | 10.59 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2015). | Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women |
| Liechtenstein | 2016 | 2015 | 19 | 96 | 115 | 16.52 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2015). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Lithuania | 2016 | 2015 | 363 | 1,110 | 1,473 | 24.64 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2015). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Marshall Islands | 2016 | 2015 | 53 | 258 | 311 | 17.04 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2015). | Compiled by UN Women in collaboration with ESCAP Statistics Division |
| Mauritius | 2016 | 2015 | 338 | 952 | 1,290 | 26.20 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results at the level of villages (2012) and municipalities (2015). | Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women |
| Namibia | 2016 | 2015 | 170 | 207 | 377 | 45.09 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2015). | Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women |
| Norway | 2016 | 2015 | 4,464 | 6,877 | 11,341 | 39.36 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2015). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Republic of Moldova | 2016 | 2015 | 3,380 | 8,300 | 11,680 | 28.94 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2015). Data exclude the territory of Transnistria and municipality of Bender. | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| United Republic of Tanzania | 2016 | 2015 | 1,608 | 3,742 | 5,350 | 30.06 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2015). | Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women |
| Uruguay | 2016 | 2015 | 271 | 766 | 1,037 | 26.13 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2015). | Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women |
| Armenia | 2019 | 2018 | 379 | 3,813 | 4,192 | 9.04 | Country/Area | Administrative data. | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Australia | 2019 | 2018 | 1,679 | 3,271 | 4,950 | 33.92 | Country/Area | Data based on most recent election results (2016 to 2018) obtained by NSS from Local Government Associations. | Compiled by UN Women in collaboration with ESCAP Statistics Division |
| Austria | 2019 | 2019 | 9,180 | 30,569 | 39,749 | 23.09 | Country/Area | Data as of April 2019 obtained by NSS from Local Government Association. | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Bahrain | 2019 | 2018 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 13.33 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent local election results (2018). | Compiled by ESCWA Statistics Division and UN Women |
| Bangladesh | 2019 | 2018 | 15,086 | 44,751 | 59,837 | 25.21 | Country/Area | Administrative data based on most recent local election results at the level of City corporations (2018), Paurashava/Municipalities (2017), Zilla Parishad/District Councils (2017), Upazila Parishad/Sub-district Councils (2014), and Union Parishad (2016). | Compiled by UN Women in collaboration with ESCAP Statistics Division |
| Belarus | 2019 | 2018 | 8,729 | 9,381 | 18,110 | 48.20 | Country/Area | Administrative data based on most recent election results (2018). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Belgium | 2019 | 2018 | 5,344 | 8,347 | 13,691 | 39.03 | Country/Area | Data based on most recent election results (2018) from the Institute for the Equality of Women and Men. | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 2019 | 2018 | 1,147 | 6,525 | 7,672 | 14.95 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2018). | Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women |
| Cuba | 2019 | 2018 | 5,076 | 8,703 | 13,779 | 36.84 | Country/Area | Administrative data based on most recent election results (2017-2018). | Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women |
| Cyprus | 2019 | 2016 | 541 | 2,848 | 3,389 | 15.96 | Country/Area | Administrative data. | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Czechia | 2019 | 2018 | 17,470 | 45,097 | 62,567 | 27.92 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results at the level of regions (2016), municipalities (2018) and city districts (2018). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| El Salvador | 2019 | 2018 | 971 | 2,025 | 2,996 | 32.41 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2018). | Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women |
| Eswatini | 2019 | 2018 | 56 | 338 | 394 | 14.21 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent local election results (2018). | Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women |
| Guinea | 2019 | 2018 | 1,082 | 5,737 | 6,819 | 15.87 | Country/Area | Administrative data based on most recent local elections (2018). Partial data for 139 out of 342 local government units at commune level. | Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women |
| Guyana | 2019 | 2018 | 458 | 725 | 1,183 | 38.72 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2018) | Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women |
| Honduras | 2019 | 2018 | 674 | 1,742 | 2,416 | 27.90 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent local elections (2018). | Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women |
| Iceland | 2019 | 2018 | 236 | 266 | 502 | 47.01 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2018). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Israel | 2019 | 2018 | 647 | 3,129 | 3,776 | 17.13 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2018). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Italy | 2019 | 2018 | 30,983 | 71,064 | 102,047 | 30.36 | Country/Area | Administrative data on municipalities from the Ministry of Interior. | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Jamaica | 2019 | 2016 | 42 | 187 | 229 | 18.34 | Country/Area | Administrative data. | Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women |
| Japan | 2019 | 4,259 | 28,189 | 32,448 | 13.13 | Country/Area | Administrative data as of 31st December 2018. | Compiled by UN Women | |
| Kazakhstan | 2019 | 2018 | 740 | 2,595 | 3,335 | 22.19 | Country/Area | Administrative data. | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Lesotho | 2019 | 2017 | 650 | 1,016 | 1,666 | 39.02 | Country/Area | Administrative data based on most recent election results (2017). | Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women |
| Luxembourg | 2019 | 2017 | 283 | 844 | 1,127 | 25.11 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent elections results (2017). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Malta | 2019 | 2015 | 100 | 354 | 454 | 22.03 | Country/Area | Administrative data. | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Mauritania | 2019 | 2018 | 1,285 | 2,811 | 4,096 | 31.37 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2018). | Compiled by ESCWA Statistics Division and UN Women |
| Mexico | 2019 | 2018 | 10,133 | 12,379 | 22,512 | 45.01 | Country/Area | Data based on census of local governments (31 December 2018). | Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women |
| Netherlands | 2019 | 2018 | 2,735 | 6,853 | 9,588 | 28.53 | Country/Area | Administrative data. | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 2019 | 2018 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 40.00 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2018). | Compiled by UN Women in collaboration with ESCAP Statistics Division |
| Paraguay | 2019 | 2018 | 601 | 2,285 | 2,886 | 20.82 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results at the level of municipalities (2015) and departments (2018). | Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women |
| Peru | 2019 | 2018 | 3,276 | 9,240 | 12,516 | 26.17 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2018). | Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women |
| Philippines | 2019 | 2018 | 113,799 | 278,519 | 392,318 | 29.01 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results at the level of Sangguniang Panlalawigan (2016), Sangguniang Bayan (2016), Sangguniang Panlungsod (2016), and Sangguniang Barangay (2018). | Compiled by UN Women in collaboration with ESCAP Statistics Division |
| Poland | 2019 | 14,000 | 32,663 | 46,663 | 30.00 | Country/Area | Data based on censuses/surveys. | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women | |
| Republic of Korea | 2019 | 2018 | 1,060 | 2,690 | 3,750 | 28.27 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2018). | Compiled by UN Women in collaboration with ESCAP Statistics Division |
| Rwanda | 2019 | 2016 | 390 | 504 | 894 | 43.62 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2016). | Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women |
| Sierra Leone | 2019 | 2018 | 93 | 418 | 511 | 18.20 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2018). | Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women |
| Slovakia | 2019 | 2018 | 5,480 | 15,668 | 21,148 | 25.91 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2018). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Slovenia | 2019 | 2018 | 1,139 | 2,246 | 3,385 | 33.65 | Country/Area | Administrative data collected by Ministry of Public Administration, reflecting 2018 local elections results. | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Sri Lanka | 2019 | 2018 | 552 | 4,515 | 5,067 | 10.89 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent elections (2018). | Compiled by UN Women |
| State of Palestine | 2019 | 2018 | 757 | 2,815 | 3,572 | 21.19 | Country/Area | Administrative data based on most recent election results (2017 and 2018) for local councils in West Bank. Data produced by Central Election Commission and reported by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. | Compiled by ESCWA Statistics Division and UN Women |
| Sweden | 2019 | 2018 | 6,302 | 8,072 | 14,374 | 43.84 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2018). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Switzerland | 2019 | 2017 | 1,631 | 3,477 | 5,108 | 31.93 | Country/Area | Data based on census/survey data provided to the NSO by the Union of Swiss Cities. | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 2019 | 2018 | 1,145 | 14,996 | 16,141 | 7.09 | Country/Area | Administrative data based on most recent election results at municipal level (2018). | Compiled by ESCWA Statistics Division and UN Women |
| Thailand | 2019 | 2018 | 24,998 | 119,042 | 144,040 | 17.35 | Country/Area | Administrative data. Information on all local government tiers refers to 2018, except for Bangkok (2010) and Pattaya (2019). | Compiled by UN Women in collaboration with ESCAP Statistics Division |
| Tunisia | 2019 | 2018 | 3,497 | 3,715 | 7,212 | 48.49 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results at municipal level (2018). | Compiled by ESCWA Statistics Division and UN Women |
| Turkmenistan | 2019 | 2018 | 1,294 | 4,606 | 5,900 | 21.93 | Country/Area | Administrative data based on most recent election results (2018) at the level of deliberative bodies of local self-government (Gengeshes). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Tuvalu | 2019 | 5 | 43 | 48 | 10.42 | Country/Area | Administrative data. | Compiled by UN Women | |
| Vanuatu | 2019 | 2018 | 12 | 115 | 127 | 9.45 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results at the level of regions (2017) and municipalites (2015 to 2018). | Compiled by UN Women in collaboration with ESCAP Statistics Division |
| Zambia | 2019 | 2016 | 116 | 1,508 | 1,624 | 7.14 | Country/Area | Administrative data based on most recent elections (2016) and sub-sequent by-elections provided by the Electoral Management Body of the country. | Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women |
| Zimbabwe | 2019 | 2018 | 244 | 1,792 | 2,036 | 11.98 | Country/Area | Administrative data based on most recent election results (2018). Data cover only election results for contested seats (98% of all positions). | Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women |
| Armenia | 2021 | 2020 | 371 | 3,721 | 4,092 | 9.07 | Country/Area | Administrative data. | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Austria | 2021 | 2020 | 9,757 | 29,983 | 39,740 | 24.55 | Country/Area | Data obtained by NSS from Local Government Association. | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Azerbaijan | 2021 | 2019 | 5,849 | 9,226 | 15,075 | 38.80 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent local elections (2019). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Bangladesh | 2021 | 2020 | 15,748 | 51,735 | 67,483 | 23.34 | Country/Area | Administrative data. | Compiled by UN Women |
| Benin | 2021 | 2020 | 64 | 1,751 | 1,815 | 3.53 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2020). | Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2021 | 2020 | 623 | 2,556 | 3,179 | 19.60 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2020). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Brazil | 2021 | 2020 | 10,647 | 57,126 | 67,773 | 15.71 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2020). | Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women |
| Burundi | 2021 | 2020 | 1,164 | 2,331 | 3,495 | 33.30 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2020) at commune level. | Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women |
| Cabo Verde | 2021 | 2020 | 143 | 199 | 342 | 41.81 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2020). | Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women |
| Cameroon | 2021 | 2020 | 2,829 | 8,697 | 11,526 | 24.54 | Country/Area | Administrative data based on most recent election results (2020) at regional and commune levels. Not comparable with previous data point, which referred to commune level only. | Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women |
| Comoros | 2021 | 2020 | 348 | 697 | 1,045 | 33.30 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2020). | Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women |
| Costa Rica | 2021 | 2020 | 462 | 553 | 1,015 | 45.52 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2020). | Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women |
| Cyprus | 2021 | 2016 | 546 | 2,848 | 3,394 | 16.09 | Country/Area | Administrative data. | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Czechia | 2021 | 2020 | 17,333 | 44,559 | 61,892 | 28.01 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results at the level of regions (2020), municipalities (2020) and city districts (2018). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Dominican Republic | 2021 | 2020 | 554 | 1,345 | 1,899 | 29.17 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2020). | Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women |
| Germany | 2021 | 2020 | 6,812 | 16,550 | 23,362 | 29.16 | Country/Area | Administrative data based on most recent election results. Data do not cover the federal state Schleswig-Holstein ( gender of elected officials not fully recorded there). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Iceland | 2021 | 2018 | 236 | 266 | 502 | 47.01 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2018). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Indonesia | 2021 | 2020 | 3,168 | 16,965 | 20,133 | 15.74 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2020). | Compiled by UN Women |
| Israel | 2021 | 2018 | 647 | 3,129 | 3,776 | 17.13 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2018). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Italy | 2021 | 2020 | 29,943 | 63,364 | 93,307 | 32.09 | Country/Area | Administrative data on municipalities from the Ministry of Interior. | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Kazakhstan | 2021 | 2018 | 692 | 2,405 | 3,097 | 22.34 | Country/Area | Administrative data. | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Liechtenstein | 2021 | 2019 | 45 | 70 | 115 | 39.13 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2019). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Malta | 2021 | 2019 | 122 | 342 | 464 | 26.29 | Country/Area | Administrative data from line ministry as at 17/12/2019. | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Mauritius | 2021 | 2020 | 315 | 975 | 1,290 | 24.42 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results at the level of villages (2020) and municipalities (2015). | Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women |
| Mexico | 2021 | 2020 | 10,871 | 12,029 | 22,900 | 47.47 | Country/Area | Data based on census of local governments (31 December 2020). | Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women |
| Mongolia | 2021 | 2020 | 2,223 | 5,945 | 8,168 | 27.22 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2020). | Compiled by UN Women |
| Namibia | 2021 | 2020 | 168 | 206 | 374 | 44.92 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2020) from Electoral Commission and Ministry of Urban and Rural Development. | Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women |
| New Caledonia | 2021 | 2020 | 411 | 459 | 870 | 47.24 | Country/Area | Administrative data based on most recent election results at the level of provinces (2019) and communes (2020). | Compiled by UN Women |
| Philippines | 2021 | 2019 | 114,072 | 278,252 | 392,324 | 29.08 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results at the level of Sangguniang Panlalawigan (2019), Sangguniang Bayan (2019), Sangguniang Panlungsod (2019), and Sangguniang Barangay (2018). | Compiled by UN Women |
| Romania | 2021 | 2020 | 5,841 | 35,663 | 41,504 | 14.07 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2020). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Serbia | 2021 | 2020 | 2,299 | 3,875 | 6,174 | 37.24 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (up to 2020). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Slovakia | 2021 | 2018 | 5,480 | 15,668 | 21,148 | 25.91 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2018). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Spain | 2021 | 2020 | 25,726 | 41,105 | 66,831 | 38.49 | Country/Area | Administrative data based on most recent election results at the level of municipalities (2019) and provinces (2020). Data exclude 13 municipal councillors with no information by sex. | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Suriname | 2021 | 2020 | 39 | 79 | 118 | 33.05 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results at the district council level (2020) | Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women |
| Sweden | 2021 | 2018 | 6,303 | 8,072 | 14,375 | 43.85 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2018). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Thailand | 2021 | 22,980 | 105,329 | 128,309 | 17.91 | Country/Area | Administrative data. | Compiled by UN Women | |
| Tuvalu | 2021 | 2020 | 6 | 42 | 48 | 12.50 | Country/Area | Administrative data based on most recent local elections (2020). | Compiled by UN Women |
| Ukraine | 2021 | 2020 | 3,823 | 9,011 | 12,834 | 29.79 | Country/Area | Data cover regional councils and cities of regional significance. Data based on 2020 local elections (data provided by the Ministry of Social Policy). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2021 | 5,880 | 10,934 | 16,814 | 34.97 | Country/Area | Data refer to England and Wales only. Based on public sector database maintained by Oscar Research Ltd. | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women | |
| United Republic of Tanzania | 2021 | 2020 | 1,634 | 3,692 | 5,326 | 30.68 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2020). | Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women |
| Uruguay | 2021 | 2020 | 375 | 809 | 1,184 | 31.67 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2020). | Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women |
| Vanuatu | 2021 | 2020 | 13 | 116 | 129 | 10.08 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results at the level of regions and municipalites (2017 to 2020). | Compiled by UN Women |
| Azerbaijan | 2015 | 2014 | 5,236 | 9,724 | 14,960 | 35.00 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent local elections (2014). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Botswana | 2015 | 2014 | 64 | 441 | 505 | 12.67 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2014). | Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women |
| Ecuador | 2015 | 2014 | 1,444 | 4,184 | 5,628 | 25.66 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2014). | Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women |
| Hungary | 2015 | 2014 | 5,794 | 14,539 | 20,333 | 28.50 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2014) provided by the Electoral Management Body of the country. | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Iceland | 2015 | 2014 | 222 | 282 | 504 | 44.05 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2014). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Ireland | 2015 | 2014 | 191 | 758 | 949 | 20.13 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2014). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Malawi | 2015 | 2014 | 56 | 398 | 454 | 12.33 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2014). | Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women |
| New Caledonia | 2015 | 2014 | 345 | 408 | 753 | 45.82 | Country/Area | Administrative data based on most recent election results (2014). | Compiled by UN Women in collaboration with ESCAP Statistics Division |
| Panama | 2015 | 2014 | 68 | 587 | 655 | 10.38 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2014). | Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women |
| Türkiye | 2015 | 2014 | 2,307 | 20,883 | 23,190 | 9.95 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2014) at the level of metropolitan municipalities, municipalities and provinces. | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Bhutan | 2017 | 2016 | 173 | 1,305 | 1,478 | 11.71 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2016) (Election Commission of Bhutan). | Compiled by UN Women in collaboration with ESCAP Statistics Division |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2017 | 2016 | 578 | 2,532 | 3,110 | 18.59 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2016). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Brazil | 2017 | 2016 | 7,811 | 50,017 | 57,828 | 13.51 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2016). | Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women |
| Cabo Verde | 2017 | 2016 | 97 | 245 | 342 | 28.36 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2016). | Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women |
| China | 2017 | 2016 | 696,000 | 1,782,000 | 2,478,000 | 28.09 | Country/Area | Data based on 2016 election results (produced by the National People’s Congress Standing Committee) | Compiled by UN Women |
| Costa Rica | 2017 | 2016 | 461 | 549 | 1,010 | 45.64 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2016). | Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women |
| Czechia | 2017 | 2016 | 16,994 | 45,802 | 62,796 | 27.06 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results at the level of regions (2016), municipalities (2014) and city districts (2014). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Dominican Republic | 2017 | 2016 | 534 | 1,350 | 1,884 | 28.34 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2016). | Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women |
| Mexico | 2017 | 2016 | 8,514 | 14,227 | 22,741 | 37.44 | Country/Area | Data based on census of local governments (December 2016). | Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women |
| Mongolia | 2017 | 2016 | 2,159 | 5,931 | 8,090 | 26.69 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2016). | Compiled by UN Women in collaboration with ESCAP Statistics Division |
| New Zealand | 2017 | 2016 | 370 | 703 | 1,073 | 34.48 | Country/Area | Administrative data based on most recent election results (2016). | Compiled by UN Women in collaboration with ESCAP Statistics Division |
| Poland | 2017 | 12,576 | 34,131 | 46,707 | 26.93 | Country/Area | Data based on censuses/surveys. | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women | |
| Romania | 2017 | 2016 | 5,216 | 36,495 | 41,711 | 12.51 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2016). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Serbia | 2017 | 2016 | 2,038 | 4,492 | 6,530 | 31.21 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (up to 2016). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Uganda | 2017 | 2016 | 12,682 | 15,073 | 27,755 | 45.69 | Country/Area | Administrative data based on most recent election results (2016). | Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women |
| Viet Nam | 2017 | 2016 | 86,109 | 235,283 | 321,392 | 26.79 | Country/Area | Administrative data reflecting 2016 election results. | Compiled by UN Women in collaboration with ESCAP Statistics Division |
| Chad | 2013 | 2012 | 34 | 278 | 312 | 10.90 | Country/Area | Survey/census of local government units and other sources. Only the city and the boroughs of Ndjamena are covered. | Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women |
| Croatia | 2014 | 2013 | 1,985 | 8,015 | 10,000 | 19.85 | Country/Area | Administrative data based on most recent election results (2013). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Denmark | 2014 | 2013 | 808 | 1,841 | 2,649 | 30.50 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2013). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Estonia | 2014 | 2013 | 917 | 2,034 | 2,951 | 31.07 | Country/Area | Administrative data on most recent election results (2013). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Latvia | 2014 | 2013 | 505 | 1,113 | 1,618 | 31.21 | Country/Area | Administrative data based on most recent election results (2013). | Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women |
| Niger | 2012 | 2011 | 599 | 3,192 | 3,791 | 15.80 | Country/Area | Administrative data based on election results (2011). | Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women |
| Yemen | 2007 | 2006 | 38 | 7,291 | 7,329 | 0.52 | Country/Area | Administrative data based on most recent election results (2006). | Compiled by ESCWA Statistics Division and UN Women |
Last updated on: 17 June 2022