Current number of seats in national parliaments in Europe and Northern America
Europe and Northern America: Current number of seats in national parliaments was 9,830 in 2026. ▬ Flat
Latest (2026)
9,830
Change on year
down 1.3%
Rank
6th
of 37 groups
All-time high
10,187
in 2022
All-time low
9,830
in 2026
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Current number of seats in national parliaments in Europe and Northern America, 2021–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Europe and Northern America recorded 9,830 for current number of seats in national parliaments in 2026. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Europe and Northern America ranks 6th of 37 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Current number of seats in national parliaments in Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10,141 | — |
| 2022 | 10,187 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 9,959 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 9,944 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 9,957 | +0.1% |
| 2026 | 9,830 | -1.3% |
Countries ranked near Europe and Northern America
More development goals data for Europe and Northern America
- Red List Index 0.8316 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 486.22 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 5,180 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 747 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 680 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 173 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 886 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 3,075 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 3,621 (2025)
- Infant deaths 45,277 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current number of seats in national parliaments in Europe and Northern America?
- Current number of seats in national parliaments in Europe and Northern America was 9,830 in 2026, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest current number of seats in national parliaments recorded in Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 10,187 in 2022.
- What is the lowest current number of seats in national parliaments recorded in Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,830 in 2026.
- How does Europe and Northern America rank for current number of seats in national parliaments?
- Europe and Northern America ranks 6th out of 37 groups with data for 2026.
- Is current number of seats in national parliaments rising or falling in Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Europe and Northern America 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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