Women in Parliaments: World Classification

Women
in national parliaments

Situation as of 1st January 2019

The data in the table below has been compiled by the Inter-Parliamentary Union on the basis of information provided by National Parliaments by 1st January 2019. 193 countries are classified by descending order of the percentage of women in the lower or single House. Comparative data on the world and regional averages as well as data concerning the two regional parliamentary assemblies elected by direct suffrage can be found on separate pages. You can use the PARLINE database to view detailed results of parliamentary elections by country.

New: You can now consult our archive of statistical data on the percentage of women in national parliaments.

WORLD CLASSIFICATION
Rank	Country	Lower or single House				Upper House or Senate
Rank	Country	Elections	Seats*	Women	% W	Elections	Seats*	Women	% W
1	Rwanda	03.09.2018	80	49	61.3%	26.09.2011	26	10	38.5%
2	Cuba	11.03.2018	605	322	53.2%	---	---	---	---
3	Bolivia	12.10.2014	130	69	53.1%	12.10.2014	36	17	47.2%
4	Mexico	01.07.2018	500	241	48.2%	01.07.2018	128	63	49.2%
5	Sweden	09.09.2018	349	165	47.3%	---	---	---	---
6	Grenada	13.03.2018	15	7	46.7%	27.04.2018	13	4	30.8%
7	Namibia	29.11.2014	104	48	46.2%	08.12.2015	42	10	23.8%
8	Costa Rica	04.02.2018	57	26	45.6%	---	---	---	---
9	Nicaragua	06.11.2016	92	41	44.6%	---	---	---	---
10	South Africa ¹	07.05.2014	393	168	42.7%	21.05.2014	54	19	35.2%
11	Senegal	30.07.2017	165	69	41.8%	---	---	---	---
12	Finland	19.04.2015	200	83	41.5%	---	---	---	---
13	Spain	26.06.2016	350	144	41.1%	26.06.2016	266	98	36.8%
14	Norway	11.09.2017	169	69	40.8%	---	---	---	---
15	New Zealand	23.09.2017	120	48	40.0%	---	---	---	---
16	France	11.06.2017	577	229	39.7%	24.09.2017	348	112	32.2%
17	Mozambique	15.10.2014	250	99	39.6%	---	---	---	---
18	Argentina	22.10.2017	255	99	38,8%	22.10.2017	72	30	41.7%
"	Ethiopia	24.05.2015	547	212	38.8%	05.10.2015	153	49	32.0%
20	North Macedonia	11.12.2016	120	46	38.3%	---	---	---	---
21	Iceland	28.10.2017	63	24	38.1%	---	---	---	---
22	Belgium	25.05.2014	150	57	38.0%	03.07.2014	60	26	43.3%
"	Ecuador	19.02.2017	137	52	38.0%	---	---	---	---
24	Serbia	24.04.2016	247	93	37.7%	---	---	---	---
25	Denmark	18.06.2015	179	67	37.4%	---	---	---	---
26	Austria	15.10.2017	183	68	37.2%	N.A.	61	22	36.1%
27	United Republic of Tanzania	25.10.2015	393	145	36.9%	---	---	---	---
28	Burundi	29.06.2015	121	44	36.4%	24.07.2015	39	18	46,2%
29	Tunisia	26.10.2014	217	78	35.9%	---	---	---	---
30	Italy	04.03.2018	630	225	35.7%	04.03.2018	320	110	34.4%
"	Portugal	04.10.2015	230	82	35.7%	---	---	---	---
32	Uganda	18.02.2016	459	160	34.9%	---	---	---	---
33	Belarus	11.09.2016	110	38	34.5%	13.09.2016	56	17	30.4%
34	Timor-Leste	12.05.2018	65	22	33.8%	---	---	---	---
35	Monaco	14.02.2018	24	8	33.3%	---	---	---	---
36	Nepal	26.11.2017	275	90	32.7%	07.02.2018	59	22	37.3%
37	Switzerland	18.10.2015	200	65	32.5%	18.10.2015	46	7	15.2%
38	Andorra	01.03.2015	28	9	32.1%	---	---	---	---
39	United Kingdom	08.06.2017	650	208	32.0%	N.A.	789	208	26.4%
40	Guyana	11.05.2015	69	22	31.9%	---	---	---	---
"	Zimbabwe	30.07.2018	270	86	31.9%	30.07.2018	80	35	43.8%
42	Netherlands	15.03.2017	150	47	31.3%	26.05.2015	75	27	36.0%
43	Cameroon	30.09.2013	180	56	31.1%	25.03.2018	100	26	26.0%
44	El Salvador	04.03.2018	84	26	31.0%	---	---	---	---
"	Latvia	06.10.2018	100	31	31.0%	---	---	---	---
"	Trinidad and Tobago	07.09.2015	42	13	31.0%	23.09.2015	31	11	35.5%
47	Germany	24.09.2017	709	219	30.9%	N.A.	69	27	39.1%
48	Angola	23.08.2017	220	66	30.0%	---	---	---	---
"	Australia	02.07.2016	150	45	30.0%	02.07.2016	76	30	39.5%
"	Peru	10.04.2016	130	39	30.0%	---	---	---	---
51	Philippines	09.05.2016	292	86	29.5%	09.05.2016	24	6	25.0%
52	Suriname	24.05.2015	51	15	29.4%	---	---	---	---
53	Albania	25.06.2017	140	41	29.3%	---	---	---	---
54	Israel	17.03.2015	120	35	29.2%	---	---	---	---
55	Poland	25.10.2015	460	134	29.1%	25.10.2015	100	14	14.0%
56	Estonia	01.03.2015	101	29	28.7%	---	---	---	---
57	South Sudan	04.08.2016	383	109	28.5%	05.08.2011	50	6	12.0%
58	Sudan	13.04.2015	481	133	27.7%	01.06.2015	71	19	26.8%
59	Lao People's Democratic Republic	20.03.2016	149	41	27.5%	---	---	---	---
60	Afghanistan ²	20.10.2018	249	68	27.3%	10.01.2015	68	16	23,5%
61	Kazakhstan	20.03.2016	107	29	27.1%	28.06.2017	47	5	10.6%
62	Canada	19.10.2015	334	90	26.9%	N.A.	105	49	46.7%
63	Dominican Republic	15.05.2016	190	51	26.8%	15.05.2016	32	3	9.4%
64	Viet Nam	22.05.2016	494	132	26.7%	---	---	---	---
65	Djibouti	23.02.2018	65	17	26.2%	---	---	---	---
66	Algeria	04.05.2017	462	119	25.8%	29.12.2018	132	9	6.8%
"	Bulgaria	26.03.2017	240	62	25.8%	---	---	---	---
68	Iraq	12.05.2018	329	83	25.2%	---	---	---	---
69	Dominica	08.12.2014	32	8	25.0%	---	---	---	---
"	Luxembourg	14.10.2018	60	15	25.0%	---	---	---	---
"	San Marino	20.11.2016	60	15	25.0%	---	---	---	---
"	Turkmenistan	25.03.2018	124	31	25.0%	---	---	---	---
73	China	05.03.2018	2975	742	24.9%	---	---	---	---
74	Slovenia	03.06.2018	90	22	24.4%	22.11.2017	40	4	10.0%
"	Somalia	23.10.2016	275	67	24.4%	23.10.2016	54	13	24.1%
76	Armenia	09.12.2018	132	32	24.2%	---	---	---	---
77	Cabo Verde	20.03.2016	72	17	23.6%	---	---	---	---
78	Montenegro	16.10.2016	81	19	23.5%	---	---	---	---
"	United States of America ³	06.11.2018	434	102	23.5%	06.11.2018	100	25	25.0%
80	Lesotho	03.06.2017	120	28	23.3%	11.07.2017	32	7	21.9%
81	Singapore	11.09.2015	100	23	23.0%	---	---	---	---
82	Guinea	28.09.2013	114	26	22.8%	---	---	---	---
"	Republic of Moldova	30.11.2014	101	23	22.8%	---	---	---	---
84	Chile	19.11.2017	155	35	22.6%	19.11.2017	43	10	23.3%
85	Czech Republic	20.10.2017	200	45	22.5%	05.10.2018	81	13	16.0%
"	United Arab Emirates	03.10.2015	40	9	22.5%	---	---	---	---
87	Ireland	26.02.2016	158	35	22.2%	25.04.2016	60	18	30.0%
"	Uruguay	26.10.2014	99	22	22.2%	26.10.2014	31	8	25.8%
"	Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)	06.12.2015	167	37	22.2%	---	---	---	---
90	Eritrea	01.02.1994	150	33	22.0%	---	---	---	---
91	Kenya	08.07.2017	349	76	21.8%	08.07.2017	68	21	30.9%
92	Bosnia and Herzegovina	07.10.2018	42	9	21.4%	29.01.2015	15	2	13.3%
93	Lithuania	09.10.2016	141	30	21.3%	---	---	---	---
94	Seychelles	08.09.2016	33	7	21.2%	---	---	---	---
95	Honduras	26.11.2017	128	27	21.1%	---	---	---	---
96	Romania	11.12.2016	329	68	20.7%	11.12.2016	136	19	14.0%
97	Bangladesh ⁴	30.12.2018	350	72	20.6%	---	---	---	---
98	Croatia	11.09.2016	151	31	20.5%	---	---	---	---
"	Morocco	07.10.2016	395	81	20.5%	02.10.2015	120	14	11.7%
100	Mauritania	01.09.2018	153	31	20.3%	---	---	---	---
101	Pakistan	25.07.2018	341	69	20.2%	03.03.2018	104	20	19.2%
102	Barbados	24.05.2018	30	6	20.0%	05.06.2018	21	8	23.8%
"	Cambodia	29.07.2018	125	25	20.0%	25.02.2018	62	11	17.7%
"	Equatorial Guinea	12.11.2017	100	20	20.0%	12.11.2017	72	11	15.3%
"	Slovakia	05.03.2016	150	30	20.0%	---	---	---	---
106	Saudi Arabia	02.12.2016	151	30	19.9%	---	---	---	---
107	Fiji	14.11.2018	51	10	19.6%	---	---	---	---
108	Kyrgyzstan	04.10.2015	120	23	19.2%	---	---	---	---
"	Madagascar	20.12.2013	151	29	19.2%	29.12.2015	63	13	20.6%
110	Guatemala	06.09.2015	158	30	19.0%	---	---	---	---
"	Tajikistan	01.03.2015	63	12	19.0%	27.03.2015	32	7	21.9%
112	Greece	20.09.2015	300	56	18.7%	---	---	---	---
113	Panama	04.05.2014	71	13	18.3%	---	---	---	---
114	Indonesia	09.04.2014	560	102	18.2%	---	---	---	---
115	Colombia	11.03.2018	171	31	18.1%	11.03.2018	108	22	20.4%
116	Zambia	11.08.2016	167	30	18.0%	---	---	---	---
117	Cyprus	22.05.2016	56	10	17.9%	---	---	---	---
"	Gabon	06.10.2018	134	24	17.9%	13.12.2014	102	18	17.6%
119	Jamaica	22.02.2016	63	11	17.5%	10.03.2016	21	5	23.8%
120	Turkey	24.06.2018	596	104	17.4%	---	---	---	---
121	Mongolia	29.06.2016	76	13	17.1%	---	---	---	---
"	Republic of Korea	13.04.2016	298	51	17.1%	---	---	---	---
123	Niger	21.02.2016	171	29	17.0%	---	---	---	---
124	Azerbaijan	01.11.2015	119	20	16.8%	---	---	---	---
125	Malawi	20.05.2014	192	32	16.7%	---	---	---	---
"	Saint Lucia	06.06.2016	18	3	16.7%	12.07.2016	11	3	27.3%
127	Togo	20.12.2018	91	15	16.5%	---	---	---	---
128	Democratic People's Republic of Korea	09.03.2014	687	112	16.3%	---	---	---	---
129	Libya	25.06.2014	188	30	16.0%	---	---	---	---
"	Uzbekistan	21.12.2014	150	24	16.0%	13.01.2015	100	17	17.0%
131	Russian Federation	18.09.2016	450	71	15.8%	N.A.	170	31	18.2%
132	Jordan	20.09.2016	130	20	15.4%	27.09.2016	65	10	15.4%
133	Bahrain	01.12.2018	40	6	15.0%	09.12.2018	40	9	22.5%
"	Brazil	07.10.2018	513	77	15.0%	07.10.2018	81	12	14.8%
"	Paraguay	22.04.2018	80	12	15.0%	22.04.2018	45	9	20.0%
136	Bhutan	18.10.2018	47	7	14.9%	20.04.2018	25	4	16.0%
"	Chad	13.02.2011	168	25	14.9%	---	---	---	---
"	Egypt	17.10.2015	596	89	14.9%	---	---	---	---
139	Georgia	08.10.2016	149	22	14.8%	---	---	---	---
140	Sao Tome and Principe	07.10.2018	55	8	14.5%	---	---	---	---
141	Malaysia	09.05.2018	222	32	14.4%	N.A.	67	13	19.4%
142	Guinea-Bissau	13.04.2014	102	14	13.7%	---	---	---	---
143	Burkina Faso	29.11.2015	127	17	13.4%	---	---	---	---
144	Saint Kitts and Nevis	16.02.2015	15	2	13.3%	---	---	---	---
145	Syrian Arab Republic	13.04.2016	250	33	13.2%	---	---	---	---
146	Ghana	07.12.2016	275	36	13.1%	---	---	---	---
147	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	09.12.2015	23	3	13.0%	---	---	---	---
148	Bahamas	24.05.2017	39	5	12.8%	24.05.2017	16	7	43.8%
149	Hungary	08.04.2018	199	25	12.6%	---	---	---	---
"	India	07.04.2014	524	66	12.6%	16.01.2018	244	28	11.5%
151	Palau	01.11.2016	16	2	12.5%	01.11.2016	13	2	15.4%
152	Liberia	10.10.2017	73	9	12.3%	20.12.2014	30	3	10.0%
"	Sierra Leone	07.03.2018	146	18	12.3%	---	---	---	---
154	Liechtenstein	05.02.2017	25	3	12.0%	---	---	---	---
155	Malta	03.06.2017	67	8	11.9%	---	---	---	---
156	Mauritius	10.12.2014	69	8	11.6%	---	---	---	---
"	Ukraine	26.10.2014	423	49	11.6%	---	---	---	---
158	Congo	16.07.2017	151	17	11.3%	31.08.2017	69	13	18.8%
"	Myanmar	08.11.2015	433	49	11.3%	08.11.2015	224	27	12.1%
160	Antigua and Barbuda	21.03.2018	18	2	11.1%	26.03.2018	17	9	52.9%
161	Cote d'Ivoire	18.12.2016	255	28	11.0%	25.03.2018	66	8	12.1%
162	Nauru	09.07.2016	19	2	10.5%	---	---	---	---
163	Democratic Republic of the Congo	30.12.2018	485	50	10.3%	19.01.2007	108	5	4.6%
"	Gambia	06.04.2017	58	6	10.3%	---	---	---	---
165	Japan	22.10.2017	463	47	10.2%	10.07.2016	241	50	20.7%
166	Samoa	04.03.2016	50	5	10.0%	---	---	---	---
167	Qatar	01.07.2013	41	4	9.8%	---	---	---	---
168	Botswana	24.10.2014	63	6	9.5%	---	---	---	---
169	Belize	04.11.2015	32	3	9.4%	13.11.2015	13	2	15.4%
170	Brunei Darussalam	13.01.2017	33	3	9.1%	---	---	---	---
"	Marshall Islands	16.11.2015	33	3	9.1%	---	---	---	---
172	Mali	24.11.2013	147	13	8.8%	---	---	---	---
173	Central African Republic	14.02.2016	140	12	8.6%	---	---	---	---
174	Tonga	16.11.2017	27	2	7.4%	---	---	---	---
175	Benin	26.04.2015	83	6	7.2%	---	---	---	---
"	Eswatini	21.09.2018	69	5	7.2%	23.10.2018	30	7	23.3%
177	Tuvalu	31.03.2015	15	1	6.7%	---	---	---	---
178	Kiribati	30.12.2015	46	3	6.5%	---	---	---	---
179	Comoros	25.01.2015	33	2	6.1%	---	---	---	---
180	Iran (Islamic Republic of)	26.02.2016	289	17	5.9%	---	---	---	---
181	Nigeria	28.03.2015	359	20	5.6%	28.03.2015	109	7	6.4%
182	Thailand	07.08.2014	240	13	5.4%	---	---	---	---
183	Sri Lanka	17.08.2015	225	12	5.3%	---	---	---	---
184	Lebanon	06.05.2018	128	6	4.7%	---	---	---	---
"	Maldives	22.03.2014	85	4	4.7%	---	---	---	---
186	Kuwait	26.11.2016	65	3	4.6%	---	---	---	---
187	Haiti	09.08.2015	118	3	2.5%	20.11.2016	28	1	3.6%
188	Solomon Islands	19.11.2014	49	1	2.0%	---	---	---	---
189	Oman	25.10.2015	85	1	1.2%	07.11.2015	85	14	16.5%
190	Yemen	27.04.2003	301	1	0.3%	28.04.2001	111	3	2.7%
191	Micronesia (Federated States of)	07.03.2017	14	0	0.0%	---	---	---	---
"	Papua New Guinea	24.06.2017	106	0	0.0%	---	---	---	---
"	Vanuatu	22.01.2016	52	0	0.0%	---	---	---	---

* Figures correspond to the number of seats currently filled in Parliament

1 - South Africa: The figures on the distribution of seats in the Upper House do not include the 36 special rotating delegates appointed on an ad hoc basis, and all percentages given are therefore calculated on the basis of the 54 permanent seats.

2 - Afghanistan: At the time of publication of the ranking, the results of the October 2018 parliamentary elections had not yet been officially announced. The figures correspond to the situation prior to the October 2018 elections.

3 - United States of America: Total refers to all voting members of the House of Representatives.

4 - Bangladesh: 22 seats, out of the 300 seats to be filled, were won by women further to the December 2018 elections. The data on the ranking include the 50 additional seats reserved for women that had yet to be filled at 1 January 2019, giving a total of 72 women out of 350 members.