Current number of seats in national parliaments in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Current number of seats in national parliaments was 273 in 2026. ▬ Flat
Latest (2026)
273
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
50th
of 199 countries
All-time high
274
in 2025
All-time low
271
in 2021
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Current number of seats in national parliaments in Australia and New Zealand, 2021–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current number of seats in national parliaments in Australia and New Zealand is 273, measured in 2026.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 50th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Current number of seats in national parliaments in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 271 | — |
| 2022 | 271 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 271 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 273 | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 274 | +0.4% |
| 2026 | 273 | -0.4% |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
More development goals data for Australia and New Zealand
- Red List Index 0.8229 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.2668 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,093 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 272 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 246 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 143 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 182 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,179 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current number of seats in national parliaments in Australia and New Zealand?
- Current number of seats in national parliaments in Australia and New Zealand was 273 in 2026, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest current number of seats in national parliaments recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 274 in 2025.
- What is the lowest current number of seats in national parliaments recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 271 in 2021.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for current number of seats in national parliaments?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 50th out of 199 countries with data for 2026.
- Is current number of seats in national parliaments rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Current number of seats in national parliaments (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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