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Peace and justice - strong institutions - Goal 16

Indicator 16.7.1 Proportions of positions in national and local institutions, including (a) the legislatures; (b) the public service; and (c) the judiciary, compared to national distributions, by sex, age, persons with disabilities and population groups

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Proportion of women in the parliament, public service and the judiciary, as well as in the population

Data sources:: Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) , The Federal Returning Officer , German Bundestag (Lower chamber) , Bundesrat , Federal Office of Justice
Geographic coverage:: Germany
Unit of measurement:
Note:: Public service: Public sector personnel at the federal and Länder levels; in full-time equivalents of employees as of 30 June of the respective year.
Note:
Last modification of data:
Copyright:: © Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), 2024

Data sources:: Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) , The Federal Returning Officer , German Bundestag (Lower chamber) , Bundesrat , Federal Office of Justice
Geographic coverage:: Germany
Unit of measurement:
Note:: Public service: Public sector personnel at the federal and Länder levels; in full-time equivalents of employees as of 30 June of the respective year.
Note:
Last modification of data:
Copyright:: © Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), 2024

This overview contains information on the time series shown that are available in Germany and their compliance with the UN metadata. The national metadata contains supplementary methodological and country-specific information.

Time series available	Working-age population German Bundestag (lower chamber) Bundesrat (upper chamber) Public service Judiciary
Compliance with the UN metadata	The time series on the ratios of women’s shares (no unit) are compliant with the UN metadata. The time series on percentage proportions are not compliant with the UN metadata, but provide additional information.
National metadata	Metadata on the presented time series opens in a new window
Data state	2024/11/29

This overview contains information on the metadata of the SDG indicator shown, as defined by the United Nations Statistical Commission. The complete UN metadata is provided by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD).

Target	Ensure responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative decision-making at all levels
Indicator name	Proportions of positions in national and local institutions, including (a) the legislatures; (b) the public service; and (c) the judiciary, compared to national distributions, by sex, age, persons with disabilities and population groups
Tier category	Tier I/II opens in a new window
UN custodian agency	Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Link to UN metadata	Metadata on this indicator (16.7.1 (a)) opens in a new window
	Metadata on this indicator (16.7.1 (b)) opens in a new window
	Metadata on this indicator (16.7.1 (c)) opens in a new window

Data source 1


Organisation	Federal Statistical Office (Destatis)
Data source	Population: reference date – GENESIS online 12411-0006 opens in a new window
	Statistical report – Civil service personnel (only available in German) opens in a new window
	Police personnel in the core budgets of the Federation and the Länder – GENESIS online 74111-0010 opens in a new window

Data source 2


Organisation	The Federal Returning Officer
Data source	Results of earlier elections to the Federal parliaments (only available in German) opens in a new window

Data source 3


Organisation	German Bundestag (Lower chamber)
Data source	Members opens in a new window

Data source 4


Organisation	Bundesrat
Data source	Members opens in a new window

Data source 5


Organisation	Federal Office of Justice
Data source	Judge statistics and number of staff of the branches of jurisdiction (only available in German) opens in a new window