Global data on women's political participation

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Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of local government (%) (SDG indicator 5.5.1b)
Year
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Proportion of elected seats held by women (%)
50 and higher
40 to 49.9
30 to 39.9
20 to 29.9
10 to 19.9
0 to 9.9
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No elected local deliberative bodies
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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
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 382110 713170 1095280 34.89 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 45342 106298 151640 29.90 SDG Region Weighted average by number of councillors, based on data for 30 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 2864864 5589053 8453917 33.89 World Weighted average by number of councillors, based on data for 136 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 933179 2469902 3403081 27.42 SDG Region Weighted average by number of councillors, based on data for 12 countries UN Women
Latin America and the Caribbean 2021 40524 119391 159915 25.34 SDG Region Weighted average by number of councillors, based on data for 21 countries UN Women
Northern America and Europe 2021 388388 719120 1107508 35.07 SDG Region Weighted average by number of councillors, based on data for 38 countries UN Women
Oceania 2021 2611 5650 8261 31.61 SDG Region Weighted average by number of councillors, based on data for 10 countries UN Women
Sub-Saharan Africa 2021 49214 117436 166650 29.53 SDG Region Weighted average by number of councillors, based on data for 31 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 2877913 5606430 8484343 33.92 World Weighted average by number of councillors, based on data for 139 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 919038 2385830 3304868 27.81 SDG Region Weighted average by number of councillors, based on data for 12 countries UN Women
Latin America and the Caribbean 2022 40972 118757 159729 25.65 SDG Region Weighted average by number of councillors, based on data for 21 countries UN Women
Northern America and Europe 2022 404422 708516 1112938 36.34 SDG Region Weighted average by number of councillors, based on data for 38 countries UN Women
Oceania 2022 2611 5650 8261 31.61 SDG Region Weighted average by number of councillors, based on data for 10 countries UN Women
Sub-Saharan Africa 2022 46780 138567 185347 25.24 SDG Region Weighted average by number of councillors, based on data for 32 countries UN Women
Western Asia and Northern Africa 2022 31534 128105 159639 19.75 SDG Region Weighted average by number of councillors, based on data for 17 countries UN Women
World 2022 2883655 5527717 8411372 34.28 World Weighted average by number of councillors, based on data for 140 countries UN Women
Central Asia and Southern Asia 2023 1438411 2042174 3480585 41.33 SDG Region Weighted average by number of councillors, based on data for 10 countries UN Women
Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia 2023 1070599 2391285 3461884 30.93 SDG Region Weighted average by number of councillors, based on data for 12 countries UN Women
Latin America and the Caribbean 2023 43058 115369 158427 27.18 SDG Region Weighted average by number of councillors, based on data for 21 countries UN Women
Northern America and Europe 2023 405987 705983 1111970 36.51 SDG Region Weighted average by number of councillors, based on data for 38 countries UN Women
Oceania 2023 2611 5650 8261 31.61 SDG Region Weighted average by number of councillors, based on data for 10 countries UN Women
Sub-Saharan Africa 2023 48167 141707 189874 25.37 SDG Region Weighted average by number of councillors, based on data for 33 countries UN Women
Western Asia and Northern Africa 2023 31059 127610 158669 19.57 SDG Region Weighted average by number of councillors, based on data for 17 countries UN Women
World 2023 3039892 5529778 8569670 35.47 World Weighted average by number of councillors, based on data for 141 countries UN Women
Afghanistan 2020 59 298 357 16.53 Country/Area Administrative data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UN Women
Albania 2020 2019 706 913 1,619 43.61 Country/Area Electoral Management Body: 2019 municipal election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. 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). Data provided by the National Statistical Office. 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). Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women
Armenia 2020 2019 376 3,811 4,187 8.98 Country/Area Ministry of Territorial Development and Infrastructure. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. 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). Data provided by the National Statistical Office. 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 2019 election results. Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women
Botswana 2020 2019 73 417 490 14.90 Country/Area Administrative data on 2019 election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. 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) provided by National Statistical Office. 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). Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UN Women
Colombia 2020 2019 2,230 10,231 12,461 17.90 Country/Area Administrative data on 2019 election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women
Czechia 2020 2019 17,333 44,559 61,892 28.01 Country/Area Electoral Management Body: results of elections for regions (2016), municipalities (2019) and city districts (2018). Electoral administrative data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Ecuador 2020 2019 1,534 4,111 5,645 27.17 Country/Area Administrative data on 2019 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. 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 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. 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 2019 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. 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 2019 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. 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 2019 election results 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 2018 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Iraq 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
Ireland 2020 2019 227 722 949 23.92 Country/Area Administrative data on 2019 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Israel 2020 2018 647 3,129 3,776 17.13 Country/Area Administrative data on 2018 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Italy 2020 2019 31,971 70,122 102,093 31.32 Country/Area Administrative data on municipalities from the Ministry of Interior. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Japan 2020 2019 4,640 27,790 32,430 14.31 Country/Area Local government survey/census as of 31st December 2019. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UN Women
Kazakhstan 2020 2018 697 2,446 3,143 22.18 Country/Area Administrative data provided by the National Statistical Office. 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 2019 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Lithuania 2020 2019 441 1,061 1,502 29.36 Country/Area Administrative data on 2019 election results. Reported by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Luxembourg 2020 2017 283 844 1,127 25.11 Country/Area Administrative data on 2017 elections results provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Malawi 2020 2019 67 393 460 14.57 Country/Area Administrative data on 2019 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women
Maldives 2020 2017 37 580 617 6.00 Country/Area Administrative data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UN Women
Malta 2020 2019 122 342 464 26.29 Country/Area Administrative data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Marshall Islands 2020 2019 50 264 314 15.92 Country/Area Administrative data on 2019 election results provided by statistical authority. Compiled by UN Women
Micronesia (Federated States of) 2020 2019 9 599 608 1.48 Country/Area Administrative data on 2016-2019 election results (2016-2019) provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UN Women
Montenegro 2020 2019 261 558 819 31.87 Country/Area Local government association, based on information on local election results, as of 2021. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and 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 provided by National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
New Zealand 2020 2019 415 638 1,053 39.41 Country/Area Administrative data based on 2019 election results. Compiled by UN Women
Norway 2020 2019 4,048 5,863 9,911 40.84 Country/Area Administrative data on 2019 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Panama 2020 2019 62 626 688 9.01 Country/Area Administrative data on 2019 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. 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). Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UN Women
Poland 2020 2019 14,000 32,663 46,663 30.00 Country/Area Data based on censuses/surveys of local government units as of 31 December 2019. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and 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 2019 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. 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 Electoral Management Body: 2018 election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. 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 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 Statistics Sweden: General elections, nominated and elected candidates. Based on administrative data on 2018 election results. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Switzerland 2020 2019 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. Data as of 1 August 2019. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Togo 2020 2019 198 1,329 1,527 12.97 Country/Area Administrative data from electoral management body and line ministry provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics 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 2019 election results at the level of metropolitan municipalities, municipalities and provinces. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. 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 2019 5,950 11,143 17,093 34.81 Country/Area Based on public sector database maintained by Oscar Research Ltd. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Data refer to England and Wales only. 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). Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women
Armenia 2022 2021 355 1,081 1,436 24.72 Country/Area Ministry of Territorial Development and Infrastructure provided by the National Statistical Office. 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 from Local Government Association provided by the National Statistical System. 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
Azerbaijan 2022 2019 5,849 9,226 15,075 38.80 Country/Area Administrative data on most recent local elections (2019). Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Bangladesh 2022 2021 15,704 51,394 67,098 23.40 Country/Area Administrative data from the Local Government Division under Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperative. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Data refer to remunerated local government representatives elected directly and indirectly. Compiled by UN Women
Belize 2022 2021 459 997 1,456 31.52 Country/Area Election and Boundaries Department and National Women’s Commission: 2021 election results. Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women
Bhutan 2022 2021 187 1,277 1,464 12.77 Country/Area Election Commission of Bhutan: 2021 election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UN Women
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2022 2021 1,135 1,118 2,253 50.38 Country/Area Electoral Tribunal: 2021 election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. 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 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 2021 election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Czechia 2022 2020 17,333 44,559 61,892 28.01 Country/Area Electoral Management Body: results of elections for regions (2020), municipalities (2020) and city districts (2018). Electoral administrative data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Denmark 2022 2021 977 1,664 2,641 36.99 Country/Area Administrative electoral data: 2021 election results. Data provided by National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
El Salvador 2022 2021 910 2,086 2,996 30.37 Country/Area Administrative data on 2021 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. 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 2021 election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Finland 2022 2021 3,564 5,295 8,859 40.23 Country/Area Administrative data on 2021 election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
France 2022 2021 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), departments (June 2021) and regions (June 2021). Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Gambia 2022 2018 23 144 167 13.77 Country/Area Gambia Association of Local Government Authorities: 2022. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women
Georgia 2022 2021 491 1,577 2,068 23.74 Country/Area Georgia Election Administration: 2021 election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. 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 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. 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
Honduras 2022 2021 946 1,486 2,432 38.90 Country/Area National Gender Observatory: 2021 election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women
Iceland 2022 2018 236 266 502 47.01 Country/Area Administrative data on 2018 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2022 2021 6,480 121,349 127,829 5.07 Country/Area Administrative data based on 2021 election results at city and village levels provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UN Women
Israel 2022 2018 647 3,129 3,776 17.13 Country/Area Administrative data on 2018 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Italy 2022 2021 32,875 69,715 102,590 32.05 Country/Area Administrative data on municipalities from the Ministry of Interior. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Japan 2022 2021 4,829 27,192 32,021 15.08 Country/Area Local government survey/census as of 31st December 2021. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UN Women
Kazakhstan 2022 2021 998 2,278 3,276 30.46 Country/Area Administrative data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Latvia 2022 2021 231 527 758 30.47 Country/Area Administrative data on 2021 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. 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. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by ESCWA Statistics Division and UN Women
Maldives 2022 2021 388 594 982 39.51 Country/Area Administrative data on 2021 election results from Electoral Management Body. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UN Women
Morocco 2022 2021 9,410 25,146 34,556 27.23 Country/Area Ministry of Interior: administrative data on 2021 election results; High Commission for Planning (La femme marocaine en chiffres, 2022). Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by ESCWA Statistics Division and UN Women
Poland 2022 2021 14,164 32,462 46,626 30.38 Country/Area Data based on censuses/surveys of local government units as of 31 December 2021. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Slovakia 2022 2018 5,480 15,668 21,148 25.91 Country/Area Electoral Management Body: 2018 election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Spain 2022 2021 25,734 41,025 66,759 38.55 Country/Area Public administration data from line ministry provided by the National Statistical Office. Data as of July 2021. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and 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
Sweden 2022 2018 6,303 8,072 14,375 43.85 Country/Area Statistics Sweden: General elections, nominated and elected candidates. Based on administrative data on 2018 election results. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Switzerland 2022 2021 1,974 3,141 5,115 38.59 Country/Area Data based on census/survey data provided to the NSO by the Union of Swiss Cities. Data as of 1 August 2021. Compiled by UNECE Statistical 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). Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UN Women
Uganda 2022 2021 10,225 36,060 46,285 22.09 Country/Area Administrative data based on 2021 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2022 2021 5,873 10,756 16,629 35.32 Country/Area Based on public sector database maintained by Oscar Research Ltd. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Data refer to England and Wales only. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Viet Nam 2022 2021 77,666 190,494 268,160 28.96 Country/Area Administrative data, provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UN Women
Albania 2018 2017 589 1,006 1,595 36.93 Country/Area Electoral Management Body: election results at municipal level (2015) and post-election replacements (up to 2017). Data provided by the National Statistical Office. 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. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. 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 2016 municipal election results provided by the National Statistical Office. 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). Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UN Women in collaboration with ESCAP Statistics Division
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 election results at regional level (2017) and municipal level (2016). Data provided by the National Statistical Office. 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 2017 election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Cyprus 2018 2016 541 2,848 3,389 15.96 Country/Area Administrative data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Czechia 2018 2016 16,994 45,802 62,796 27.06 Country/Area Electoral Management Body: results of elections for regions (2016), municipalities (2014) and city districts (2014). Electoral administrative data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Denmark 2018 2017 879 1,758 2,637 33.33 Country/Area Administrative electoral data: 2017 election results. Data provided by National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Djibouti 2018 2017 56 138 194 28.87 Country/Area Administrative data on 2017 election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. 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 2017 local elections results provided by the 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 2017 election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Finland 2018 2017 3,514 5,485 8,999 39.05 Country/Area Administrative data on 2017 election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. 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 Georgia Election Administration: 2017 election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. 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 election results around year 2017 provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Guam 2018 2016 4 22 26 15.38 Country/Area Administrative data on 2016 election results. Compiled by UN Women in collaboration with ESCAP Statistics Division
Honduras 2018 2017 674 1,742 2,416 27.90 Country/Area National Gender Observatory: 2017 election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women
India 2018 2017 1,375,914 1,724,890 3,100,804 44.37 Country/Area Administrative data based on 2013-2017 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 2017 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. 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 2017 election results at city and village levels provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UN Women in collaboration with ESCAP Statistics Division
Iraq 2018 2013 112 324 436 25.69 Country/Area Administrative data based on 2013 election results at governorate level provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by ESCWA Statistics Division and UN Women
Jamaica 2018 2016 42 186 228 18.42 Country/Area Administrative data based on 2016 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women
Japan 2018 2017 4,211 28,504 32,715 12.87 Country/Area Local government survey/census as of 31st December 2017. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UN Women in collaboration with ESCAP Statistics Division
Jordan 2018 2017 1,058 2,264 3,322 31.85 Country/Area Independent Election Commission: administrative data on 2017 election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by ESCWA Statistics Division and UN Women
Kenya 2018 2017 746 1,478 2,224 33.54 Country/Area Administrative data on 2017 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. 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 2016 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. 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 2017 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Lebanon 2018 2016 597 14,435 15,032 3.97 Country/Area Administrative data based on 2016 local elections results 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 2017 elections results provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Maldives 2018 2017 40 613 653 6.13 Country/Area Administrative data on 2017 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. 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 on 2016 election results at the levels of communes; and data on regions and the city of Bamako, as of 2009, 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 provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Montenegro 2018 2017 218 567 785 27.77 Country/Area Local government association, based on information on local election results, as of 2017. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Morocco 2018 2015 6,825 25,879 32,704 20.87 Country/Area Ministry of Interior: administrative data on 2015 election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by ESCWA Statistics Division and UN Women
Nepal 2018 2017 14,352 20,689 35,041 40.96 Country/Area Election Commission of Nepal: administrative data on 2017 election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UN Women in collaboration with ESCAP Statistics Division
Nigeria 2018 2015 740 6,828 7,568 9.78 Country/Area Administrative data reflecting 2015 election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Partial data covering selected states. Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics 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). Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UN Women in collaboration with ESCAP Statistics Division
Poland 2018 2017 12,576 34,131 46,707 26.93 Country/Area Data based on censuses/surveys of local government units as of 31 December 2017. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Saudi Arabia 2018 2015 38 3,118 3,156 1.20 Country/Area Administrative data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by ESCWA Statistics Division and UN Women
Senegal 2018 2014 12,864 14,186 27,050 47.56 Country/Area Survey of elected representatives of departments and municipalities, following the 2014 local elections, by the Union of Associations of Local Elected Officials. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women
South Africa 2018 2016 3,790 5,516 9,306 40.73 Country/Area Electoral administrative data on 2016 election results. 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 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 provided by the National Statistical Office. 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 census/survey data provided to the NSO by the Union of Swiss Cities. Data as of 1 August 2017. 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 from the Ministry of State Administration. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UN Women in collaboration with ESCAP Statistics Division
Albania 2016 2015 555 1,040 1,595 34.80 Country/Area Electoral Management Body: 2015 municipal election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. 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). Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Benin 2016 2015 66 1,354 1,420 4.65 Country/Area Administrative data on 2015 election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. 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 Electoral Tribunal: 2015 election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. 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) provided by National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Burundi 2016 2015 651 1,234 1,885 34.54 Country/Area Administrative data on 2015 election results at commune level provided by the National Statistical Office. 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 2015 election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women
Comoros 2016 2015 279 716 995 28.04 Country/Area Administrative data on 2015 election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. 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 2015 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. 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 2015 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women
Liechtenstein 2016 2015 19 96 115 16.52 Country/Area Administrative data on 2015 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Lithuania 2016 2015 363 1,110 1,473 24.64 Country/Area Administrative data on 2015 election results. Reported by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Marshall Islands 2016 2015 53 258 311 17.04 Country/Area Administrative data on 2015 election results provided by statistical authority. Compiled by UN Women in collaboration with ESCAP Statistics Division
Mauritius 2016 2015 338 952 1,290 26.20 Country/Area Administrative data on election results at the level of villages (2012) and municipalities (2015) provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women
Namibia 2016 2015 170 207 377 45.09 Country/Area Administrative data on 2015 election results from Electoral Commission and Ministry of Urban and Rural Development. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. 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 2015 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Poland 2016 2015 12,440 34,287 46,727 26.62 Country/Area Data based on censuses/surveys of local government units as of 31 December 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 2015 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. 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 2015 election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women
Uruguay 2016 2015 271 766 1,037 26.13 Country/Area Administrative data on 2015 election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women
Armenia 2019 2018 379 3,813 4,192 9.04 Country/Area Ministry of Territorial Development and Infrastructure. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Australia 2019 2018 1,679 3,271 4,950 33.92 Country/Area Data based on 2016-2018 election results from Local Government Associations. Provided by the National Statistical System. 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 from Local Government Association provided by the National Statistical System. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Bahrain 2019 2018 4 26 30 13.33 Country/Area Legislation and Legal Opinion Commission: 2018 election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by ESCWA Statistics Division and UN Women
Bangladesh 2019 2018 15,086 44,751 59,837 25.21 Country/Area National Statistical Office. Data reflect 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 2018 election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Belgium 2019 2018 5,344 8,347 13,691 39.03 Country/Area Data based on 2018 election results 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 2018 election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. 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 2017-2018 election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women
Cyprus 2019 2016 541 2,848 3,389 15.96 Country/Area Administrative data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Czechia 2019 2018 17,470 45,097 62,567 27.92 Country/Area Electoral Management Body: results of elections for regions (2016), municipalities (2018) and city districts (2018). Electoral administrative data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
El Salvador 2019 2018 971 2,025 2,996 32.41 Country/Area Administrative data on 2018 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women
Eswatini 2019 2018 56 338 394 14.21 Country/Area Administrative data on 2018 election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. 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 2018 local elections. 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 2018 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women
Iceland 2019 2018 236 266 502 47.01 Country/Area Administrative data on 2018 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Israel 2019 2018 647 3,129 3,776 17.13 Country/Area Administrative data on 2018 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. 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 provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women
Japan 2019 2018 4,259 28,189 32,448 13.13 Country/Area Local government survey/census as of 31st December 2018. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UN Women
Kazakhstan 2019 2018 740 2,595 3,335 22.19 Country/Area Administrative data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Lesotho 2019 2017 548 779 1,327 41.30 Country/Area Administrative data based on 2017 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women
Luxembourg 2019 2017 283 844 1,127 25.11 Country/Area Administrative data on 2017 elections results provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Malta 2019 2015 100 354 454 22.03 Country/Area Administrative data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Mauritania 2019 2018 1,285 2,811 4,096 31.37 Country/Area Administrative data on 2018 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by ESCWA Statistics Division and UN Women
Mexico 2019 2018 10,133 12,379 22,512 45.01 Country/Area Censo Nacional de Gobiernos Municipales y Demarcaciones Territoriales de la Ciudad de Mexico 2019: INEGI Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women
Montenegro 2019 2018 246 575 821 29.96 Country/Area Local government association, based on information on local election results, as of 2018. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Netherlands 2019 2018 2,735 6,853 9,588 28.53 Country/Area Administrative data provided by National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Northern Mariana Islands 2019 2018 6 9 15 40.00 Country/Area Administrative data on 2018 election results provided by the statistical authority. 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 election results at the level of municipalities (2015) and departments (2018) provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women
Peru 2019 2018 3,276 9,240 12,516 26.17 Country/Area National Board of Elections: 2018 election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. 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). Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UN Women in collaboration with ESCAP Statistics Division
Poland 2019 2018 13,859 32,651 46,510 29.80 Country/Area Data based on censuses/surveys of local government units as of 31 December 2018. 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 2018 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UN Women in collaboration with ESCAP Statistics Division
Rwanda 2019 2016 390 504 894 43.62 Country/Area Administrative data on 2016 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women
Sierra Leone 2019 2018 93 418 511 18.20 Country/Area Administrative data on 2018 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women
Slovakia 2019 2018 5,480 15,668 21,148 25.91 Country/Area Electoral Management Body: 2018 election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Slovenia 2019 2018 1,153 2,229 3,382 34.09 Country/Area Election Commission Information system: 2018 local elections results. Data provided by the Ministry of Public Administration. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Sri Lanka 2019 2018 552 4,515 5,067 10.89 Country/Area Administrative data on 2018 elections results provided by the National Statistical Office. 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 Statistics Sweden: General elections, nominated and elected candidates. Based on administrative data on 2018 election results. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Switzerland 2019 2018 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. Data as of 1 August 2018. 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). Data provided by the National Statistical Office. 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 2018 election results at municipal level. Data provided by the National Statistical System. 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 2018 election results at the level of deliberative bodies of local self-government (Gengeshes). Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Tuvalu 2019 2018 5 43 48 10.42 Country/Area Administrative data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UN Women
Vanuatu 2019 2018 12 115 127 9.45 Country/Area Administrative data on election results at the level of regions (2017) and municipalites (2015 to 2018). Data provided by the National Statistical Office. 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 2016 elections and sub-sequent by-elections produced by the Electoral Management Body of the country. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. 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 2018 election results, provided by the National Statistical Office. 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 Ministry of Territorial Development and Infrastructure. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Austria 2021 2020 9,757 29,983 39,740 24.55 Country/Area Data from Local Government Association provided by the National Statistical System. 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). Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Bangladesh 2021 2020 15,748 51,735 67,483 23.34 Country/Area Administrative data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UN Women
Benin 2021 2020 64 1,751 1,815 3.53 Country/Area Administrative data on 2020 election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2021 2020 623 2,556 3,179 19.60 Country/Area Central Election Commission: 2020 election results. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Brazil 2021 2020 10,647 57,126 67,773 15.71 Country/Area Administrative data on 2020 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. 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 2020 election results at commune level provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women
Cabo Verde 2021 2020 143 199 342 41.81 Country/Area Administrative data on 2020 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. 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 2020 election results at regional and commune levels. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Data refer to regional and commune election results. 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 2020 election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. 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 2020 election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women
Cyprus 2021 2016 546 2,848 3,394 16.09 Country/Area Administrative data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Czechia 2021 2020 17,333 44,559 61,892 28.01 Country/Area Electoral Management Body: results of elections for regions (2020), municipalities (2020) and city districts (2018). Electoral administrative data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Dominican Republic 2021 2020 554 1,345 1,899 29.17 Country/Area Administrative data on 2020 election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. 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 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. 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 2018 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Indonesia 2021 2020 3,168 16,965 20,133 15.74 Country/Area Administrative data on 2020 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UN Women
Israel 2021 2018 647 3,129 3,776 17.13 Country/Area Administrative data on 2018 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Italy 2021 2020 32,415 69,800 102,215 31.71 Country/Area Administrative data on municipalities from the Ministry of Interior. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Japan 2021 2020 4,684 27,565 32,249 14.52 Country/Area Local government survey/census as of 31st December 2020. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UN Women
Kazakhstan 2021 2018 692 2,405 3,097 22.34 Country/Area Administrative data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Kiribati 2021 2020 18 230 248 7.26 Country/Area Kiribati National Statistics Office: data based on 2020 election results. Compiled by UN Women
Liechtenstein 2021 2019 45 70 115 39.13 Country/Area Administrative data on 2019 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. 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 December 2019. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Mauritius 2021 2020 315 975 1,290 24.42 Country/Area Administrative data on election results at the level of villages (2020) and municipalities (2015) provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women
Mexico 2021 2020 10,875 12,037 22,912 47.46 Country/Area Censo Nacional de Gobiernos Municipales y Demarcaciones Territoriales de la Ciudad de Mexico 2021: INEGI. 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 2020 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UN Women
Namibia 2021 2020 168 206 374 44.92 Country/Area Administrative data on 2020 election results from Electoral Commission and Ministry of Urban and Rural Development. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. 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 election results election results at the level of provinces (2019) and communes (2020). Data provided by the statistical authority. Compiled by UN Women
Niger 2021 2020 742 2,001 2,743 27.05 Country/Area Ministry for Women and the Child Protection: administrative data as of December 2020. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and 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). Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UN Women
Poland 2021 2020 14,066 32,543 46,609 30.18 Country/Area Data based on censuses/surveys of local government units as of 31 December 2020. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Romania 2021 2020 5,841 35,663 41,504 14.07 Country/Area Administrative data on 2020 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Serbia 2021 2020 2,299 3,875 6,174 37.24 Country/Area Administrative data on election results (up to 2020) provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Slovakia 2021 2018 5,480 15,668 21,148 25.91 Country/Area Electoral Management Body: 2018 election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. 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 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 2020 election results at the district council level, provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women
Sweden 2021 2018 6,303 8,072 14,375 43.85 Country/Area Statistics Sweden: General elections, nominated and elected candidates. Based on administrative data on 2018 election results. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Switzerland 2021 2020 1,790 3,325 5,115 35.00 Country/Area Data based on census/survey data provided to the NSO by the Union of Swiss Cities. Data as of 1 August 2020. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Thailand 2021 2020 22,980 105,329 128,309 17.91 Country/Area Administrative data. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UN Women
Tuvalu 2021 2020 6 42 48 12.50 Country/Area Administrative data based on 2020 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UN Women
Ukraine 2021 2020 3,823 9,011 12,834 29.79 Country/Area Data based on 2020 local elections from Ministry of Social Policy. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Data cover regional councils and cities of regional significance. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2021 2020 5,880 10,934 16,814 34.97 Country/Area Based on public sector database maintained by Oscar Research Ltd. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Data refer to England and Wales only. 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 2020 election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women
Uruguay 2021 2020 375 809 1,184 31.67 Country/Area Administrative data on 2020 election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women
Vanuatu 2021 2020 13 116 129 10.08 Country/Area Administrative data on election results at the level of regions and municipalites (2017 to 2020). Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UN Women
Armenia 2023 2022 409 1,052 1,461 27.99 Country/Area Ministry of Territorial Development and Infrastructure provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Austria 2023 2022 10,342 28,971 39,313 26.31 Country/Area Data from Local Government Association provided by the National Statistical System. Data refer to most recent elections as of 1st January 2023 across the States. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Azerbaijan 2023 2019 5,849 9,226 15,075 38.80 Country/Area Administrative data on most recent local elections (2019). Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Bahrain 2023 2022 3 27 30 10.00 Country/Area Legislation and Legal Opinion Commission: 2022 election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by ESCWA Statistics Division and UN Women
China 2023 2022 846,136 1,783,311 2,629,447 32.18 Country/Area Electoral Management Body: 2021-2022 election results at county and township levels. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UN Women
Cuba 2023 2022 5,234 7,193 12,427 42.12 Country/Area Electoral Administrative Body: 2022 local elections results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women
Czechia 2023 2022 17,917 43,863 61,780 29.00 Country/Area Electoral Management Body: results of elections for regions (2020), municipalities (2020) and city districts (2022). Electoral administrative data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Democratic Republic of the Congo 2023 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
Iceland 2023 2022 241 229 470 51.28 Country/Area Administrative data on 2022 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Iraq 2023 N N N N Country/Area Indicator not applicable / No elected deliberative bodies of local government. Compiled by ESCWA Statistics Division and UN Women
Israel 2023 2018 647 3,129 3,776 17.13 Country/Area Administrative data on 2018 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Italy 2023 2022 33,085 69,020 102,105 32.40 Country/Area Administrative data from the Ministry of Interior. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Japan 2023 2022 4,936 26,789 31,725 15.56 Country/Area Local government survey/census as of 31st December 2022. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UN Women
Jordan 2023 2022 333 1,002 1,335 24.94 Country/Area Independent Election Commission: administrative data on 2022 election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by ESCWA Statistics Division and UN Women
Montenegro 2023 2022 278 572 850 32.71 Country/Area Local government association, based on information on local election results, as of September 2022. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Nepal 2023 2022 14,465 20,571 35,036 41.29 Country/Area Election Commission of Nepal: administrative data on 2022 election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UN Women in collaboration with ESCAP Statistics Division
Netherlands 2023 2022 3,207 5,953 9,160 35.01 Country/Area Administrative data provided by National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Nigeria 2023 2022 1,065 8,563 9,628 11.06 Country/Area Data from Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, provided by the National Statistical Office. Preliminary partial data covering selected local government areas. Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women
Oman 2023 2022 1 125 126 0.79 Country/Area Electoral Management Body: 2022 local election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by ESCWA Statistics Division and UN Women
Peru 2023 2022 5,204 7,362 12,566 41.41 Country/Area National Board of Elections: 2022 election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women
Philippines 2023 2022 114,154 278,153 392,307 29.10 Country/Area Administrative data on most recent election results at the level of Sangguniang Panlalawigan, Sangguniang Bayan and Sangguniang Panlungsod (2022), and Sangguniang Barangay (2018). Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UN Women
Republic of Korea 2023 2022 1,171 2,688 3,859 30.34 Country/Area Administrative data on 2022 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UN Women in collaboration with ESCAP Statistics Division
Sao Tome and Principe 2023 2022 16 51 67 23.88 Country/Area Diário da República (National Official Journal) no.74 of October 2022, Serie 984, São Tomé and Príncipe. Data on 2022 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women
Senegal 2023 2022 13,910 15,540 29,450 47.23 Country/Area Survey of elected representatives of departments and municipalities, following the 2022 local elections, by the Union of Associations of Local Elected Officials (as of February 2023). Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women
Serbia 2023 2022 2,324 3,854 6,178 37.62 Country/Area Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia (2022). Municipalities and regions of the Republic of Serbia. Based on data on local elections results up to September 2022 from municipal and city/town electoral boards. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Slovakia 2023 2022 5,639 15,328 20,967 26.89 Country/Area Electoral Management Body: 2022 election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Slovenia 2023 2022 1,177 2,200 3,377 34.85 Country/Area Election Commission Information system: 2022 local elections results. Data provided by the Ministry of Public Administration. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Spain 2023 2022 25,733 40,954 66,687 38.59 Country/Area Public administration data from line ministry provided by the National Statistical Office. Data as of July 2022. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
State of Palestine 2023 2022 856 3,213 4,069 21.04 Country/Area Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, based on administrative data on 2021-2022 election results from the Central Election Commission and the Ministry of Local Government. Compiled by ESCWA Statistics Division and UN Women
Sweden 2023 2022 6,303 8,014 14,317 44.02 Country/Area Statistics Sweden: General elections, nominated and elected candidates. Based on administrative data on 2022 election results. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Switzerland 2023 2022 1,997 3,118 5,115 39.04 Country/Area Data based on census/survey data provided to the NSO by the Union of Swiss Cities. Data as of 1 August 2022. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Thailand 2023 2022 18,262 71,067 89,329 20.44 Country/Area Administrative data on election results for councils at the level of Bangkok city and Pattaya city (2022), PAO (2020), cities, towns, sub-districts and SAO (2021). Data provided by the National Statistical Office. 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). Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Botswana 2015 2014 64 441 505 12.67 Country/Area Administrative data on 2014 election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. 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 2014 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. 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 2014 election results 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 2014 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Ireland 2015 2014 191 758 949 20.13 Country/Area Administrative data on 2014 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Malawi 2015 2014 56 398 454 12.33 Country/Area Administrative data on 2014 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. 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 2014 election results. Data provided by the statistical authority. Compiled by UN Women in collaboration with ESCAP Statistics Division
Panama 2015 2014 68 587 655 10.38 Country/Area Administrative data on 2014 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women
Poland 2015 2014 12,348 34,240 46,588 26.50 Country/Area Data based on censuses/surveys of local government units as of 31 December 2014. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Sweden 2015 2014 6,389 8,052 14,441 44.24 Country/Area Statistics Sweden: General elections, nominated and elected candidates. Based on administrative data on 2014 election results. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Türkiye 2015 2014 2,307 20,883 23,190 9.95 Country/Area Administrative data on 2014 election results at the level of metropolitan municipalities, municipalities and provinces. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Bhutan 2017 2016 173 1,305 1,478 11.71 Country/Area Election Commission of Bhutan: 2016 election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UN Women in collaboration with ESCAP Statistics Division
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2017 2016 578 2,532 3,110 18.59 Country/Area Central Election Commission: 2016 election results. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Brazil 2017 2016 7,811 50,017 57,828 13.51 Country/Area Administrative data on 2016 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women
Cabo Verde 2017 2016 97 245 342 28.36 Country/Area Administrative data on 2016 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. 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 National People’s Congress Standing Committee, based on 2016 election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UN Women
Costa Rica 2017 2016 461 549 1,010 45.64 Country/Area Administrative data on 2016 election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women
Czechia 2017 2016 16,994 45,802 62,796 27.06 Country/Area Electoral Management Body: results of elections for regions (2016), municipalities (2014) and city districts (2014). Electoral administrative data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Dominican Republic 2017 2016 534 1,350 1,884 28.34 Country/Area Administrative data on 2016 election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women
Mexico 2017 2016 8,514 14,227 22,741 37.44 Country/Area Censo Nacional de Gobiernos Municipales y Demarcaciones Territoriales de la Ciudad de Mexico 2017: INEGI. 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 2016 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. 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 2016 election results. Compiled by UN Women in collaboration with ESCAP Statistics Division
Oman 2017 2016 7 195 202 3.47 Country/Area Electoral Management Body: 2016 local election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by ESCWA Statistics Division and UN Women
Poland 2017 2016 12,536 34,205 46,741 26.82 Country/Area Data based on censuses/surveys of local government units as of 31 December 2016. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Romania 2017 2016 5,216 36,495 41,711 12.51 Country/Area Administrative data on 2016 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Serbia 2017 2016 2,038 4,492 6,530 31.21 Country/Area Administrative data on election results (up to 2016) provided by the National Statistical Office. 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 2016 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. 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, provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UN Women in collaboration with ESCAP Statistics Division
Cameroon 2014 2013 326 961 1,287 25.33 Country/Area Administrative data based on 2013 election results at commune level only. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. 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 on 2013 election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Denmark 2014 2013 808 1,841 2,649 30.50 Country/Area Administrative electoral data: 2013 election results. Data provided by National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Estonia 2014 2013 917 2,034 2,951 31.07 Country/Area Administrative data on 2013 election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Honduras 2014 2013 534 1,761 2,295 23.27 Country/Area National Gender Observatory: 2013 election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs and UN Women
Latvia 2014 2013 505 1,113 1,618 31.21 Country/Area Administrative data on 2013 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Chad 2013 2012 34 278 312 10.90 Country/Area Survey/census of local government units and other sources. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Only the city and the boroughs of Ndjamena are covered. Compiled by UNECA African Centre for Statistics and UN Women
Finland 2013 2012 3,503 6,171 9,674 36.21 Country/Area Administrative data on 2012 election results. Data provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by UNECE Statistical Division and UN Women
Niger 2012 2011 599 3,192 3,791 15.80 Country/Area Administrative data based on 2011 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. 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 2006 election results provided by the National Statistical Office. Compiled by ESCWA Statistics Division and UN Women
*N Indicator not applicable, No elected deliberative bodies of local government

Last updated on: 13 June 2023