2022 parliamentary election. Jonas Gahr Støre (Norway) is the other male prime ministers in the Nordic countries. Historically, Finland has the highest number of female prime ministers with three.
As of November 2022, three out of five of the prime ministers in the Nordic countries are women. The three female prime ministers are Sanna Marin (Finland), Mette Frederiksen (Denmark), and Katrín Jakobsdóttir (Iceland). Magdalena Andersson became the first female prime minister in Sweden when she replaced Stefan Löfven in November 2021, but was replaced by Ulf Kristersson after the Number of prime ministers in the Nordic countries by gender as of November 2022
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Statistics on Women in politics in the Nordic countries
Overview
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Sweden
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- Basic Statistic Share of female candidates in parliamentary elections in Sweden 1991-2022
- Basic Statistic Share of women in the Parliament of Sweden from 1991-2022
- Premium Statistic Share of women political offices in Sweden 1973-2019
- Premium Statistic Women's average earnings as percentage of men's in government in Sweden 2014-2021
Denmark
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- Basic Statistic Share of female candidates in parliamentary elections in Denmark 1990-2022
- Premium Statistic Share of women in the Parliament in Denmark 1990-2022
- Premium Statistic Harassment of parliamentary election candidates in Denmark 2019, by gender
- Premium Statistic Reference points for harassment in the electoral campaign in Denmark 2019, by gender
- Premium Statistic Women's average earnings as percentage of men's in government in Denmark 2010-2021
Norway
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- Premium Statistic Share of women in the Norwegian Parliament 1945-2021
- Basic Statistic Share of female candidates in the parliamentary elections in Norway 2005-2021
- Basic Statistic Female candidates in the parliamentary election in Norway 2017-2021, by party
- Premium Statistic Share of women in political offices in Norway 1979-2019
- Premium Statistic Average earnings of senior government officials in Norway 2015-2021, by gender
Iceland
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- Basic Statistic Share of female candidates in parliamentary elections in Iceland 1974-2021
- Premium Statistic Share of women in the Icelandic Parliament 1974-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of women in the Icelandic Parliament 1974-2021
- Premium Statistic Women's and men's average earnings in leadership positions in Iceland 2021
Finland
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- Basic Statistic Share of female candidates in the parliamentary elections in Finland 1983-2019
- Premium Statistic Share of women in the Parliament of Finland 1983-2019
- Basic Statistic Number of female members of parliament in Finland 1983-2019
- Basic Statistic Voter turnout in parliamentary elections in Finland 1983-2019, by gender
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Nordiska Ministerrådet. (November 8, 2022). Number of prime ministers in the Nordic countries by gender as of November 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085918/prime-ministers-in-the-scandinavian-countries-by-gender/
Nordiska Ministerrådet. "Number of prime ministers in the Nordic countries by gender as of November 2022." Chart. November 8, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085918/prime-ministers-in-the-scandinavian-countries-by-gender/
Nordiska Ministerrådet. (2022). Number of prime ministers in the Nordic countries by gender as of November 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085918/prime-ministers-in-the-scandinavian-countries-by-gender/
Nordiska Ministerrådet. "Number of Prime Ministers in The Nordic Countries by Gender as of November 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085918/prime-ministers-in-the-scandinavian-countries-by-gender/
Nordiska Ministerrådet, Number of prime ministers in the Nordic countries by gender as of November 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085918/prime-ministers-in-the-scandinavian-countries-by-gender/ (last visited February 04, 2023)
Number of prime ministers in the Nordic countries by gender as of November 2022 [Graph], Nordiska Ministerrådet, November 8, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085918/prime-ministers-in-the-scandinavian-countries-by-gender/