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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 (%)
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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| 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 | 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 |
Last updated on: 13 June 2023