As of 2023, the number of female mayors in Norway was record high. More than a third of the mayors in Norway were female, and the share of women in chairmanship positions in the Norwegian municipalities was ** percent. These numbers are unprecedented in the Norwegian political history. The political transformation is indeed a recent one. Within twenty years, from 1999 to 2019, the share of female mayors more than doubled in Norway.
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Statistics Norway. (January 11, 2024). Share of mayors, municipal chairpersons, and municipal representative who are women in Norway from 1979 to 2023 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/1095084/share-of-women-in-political-leadership-positions-in-norway/
Statistics Norway. "Share of mayors, municipal chairpersons, and municipal representative who are women in Norway from 1979 to 2023." Chart. January 11, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/1095084/share-of-women-in-political-leadership-positions-in-norway/
Statistics Norway. (2024). Share of mayors, municipal chairpersons, and municipal representative who are women in Norway from 1979 to 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/1095084/share-of-women-in-political-leadership-positions-in-norway/
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Share of mayors, municipal chairpersons, and municipal representative who are women in Norway from 1979 to 2023 [Graph], Statistics Norway, January 11, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1095084/share-of-women-in-political-leadership-positions-in-norway/
