Women in Parliaments: World Classification

Women
in national parliaments

Situation as of 1st October 2018

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 October 2018. 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	Grenada	13.03.2018	15	7	46.7%	27.04.2018	13	4	30.8%
6	Namibia	29.11.2014	104	48	46.2%	08.12.2015	42	10	23.8%
7	Sweden	09.09.2018	349	161	46.1%	---	---	---	---
8	Nicaragua	06.11.2016	92	42	45.7%	---	---	---	---
9	Costa Rica	04.02.2018	57	26	45.6%	---	---	---	---
10	South Africa ¹	07.05.2014	397	168	42.3%	21.05.2014	54	19	35.2%
11	Finland	19.04.2015	200	84	42.0%	---	---	---	---
12	Senegal	30.07.2017	165	69	41.8%	---	---	---	---
13	Norway	11.09.2017	169	70	41.4%	---	---	---	---
14	France	11.06.2017	576	228	39.6%	24.09.2017	348	102	29.3%
"	Mozambique	15.10.2014	250	99	39.6%	---	---	---	---
16	Spain	26.06.2016	350	137	39.1%	26.06.2016	266	101	38.0%
17	Argentina	22.10.2017	257	100	38.9%	22.10.2017	72	30	41.7%
18	Ethiopia	24.05.2015	547	212	38.8%	05.10.2015	153	49	32.0%
19	New Zealand	23.09.2017	120	46	38.3%	---	---	---	---
"	The F.Y.R. of 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	30	50.0%
"	Ecuador	19.02.2017	137	52	38.0%	---	---	---	---
24	Denmark	18.06.2015	179	67	37.4%	---	---	---	---
25	United Republic of Tanzania	25.10.2015	390	145	37.2%	---	---	---	---
26	Burundi	29.06.2015	121	44	36.4%	24.07.2015	39	18	46.2%
27	Netherlands	15.03.2017	150	54	36.0%	26.05.2015	75	26	34.7%
28	Italy	04.03.2018	630	225	35.7%	04.03.2018	320	113	35.3%
29	Portugal	04.10.2015	230	80	34.8%	---	---	---	---
30	Belarus	11.09.2016	110	38	34.5%	30.08.2012	56	17	30.4%
31	Austria	15.10.2017	183	63	34.4%	N.A.	61	19	31.1%
"	Serbia	24.04.2016	250	86	34.4%	---	---	---	---
33	Uganda	18.02.2016	449	154	34.3%	---	---	---	---
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%	23.10.2011	46	7	15.2%
38	United Kingdom	08.06.2017	650	209	32.2%	N.A.	791	208	26.3%
39	Andorra	01.03.2015	28	9	32.1%	---	---	---	---
40	Guyana	11.05.2015	69	22	31.9%	---	---	---	---
41	Zimbabwe	30.07.2018	270	85	31.5%	30.07.2018	80	35	43.8%
42	Tunisia	26.10.2014	217	68	31.3%	---	---	---	---
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%	---	---	---	---
"	Trinidad and Tobago	07.09.2015	42	13	31.0%	23.09.2015	31	9	29.0%
46	Germany	24.09.2017	709	218	30.7%	N.A.	69	27	39.1%
47	Angola	23.08.2017	220	67	30.5%	---	---	---	---
"	Sudan	13.04.2015	426	130	30.5%	01.06.2015	54	19	35.2%
49	Philippines	09.05.2016	292	86	29.5%	09.05.2016	24	6	25.0%
50	Australia	02.07.2016	150	43	28.7%	02.07.2016	76	31	40.8%
51	South Sudan	04.08.2016	383	109	28.5%	05.08.2011	50	6	12.0%
52	Luxembourg	20.10.2013	60	17	28.3%	---	---	---	---
53	Poland	25.10.2015	460	129	28.0%	25.10.2015	100	14	14.0%
54	Albania	25.06.2017	140	39	27.9%	---	---	---	---
55	Afghanistan	18.09.2010	249	69	27.7%	10.01.2015	68	18	26.5%
"	Peru	10.04.2016	130	36	27.7%	---	---	---	---
57	Israel	17.03.2015	120	33	27.5%	---	---	---	---
"	Lao People's Democratic Republic	20.03.2016	149	41	27.5%	---	---	---	---
59	Kazakhstan	20.03.2016	107	29	27.1%	28.06.2017	47	5	10.6%
60	Canada	19.10.2015	337	91	27.0%	N.A.	94	43	45.7%
61	Dominican Republic	15.05.2016	190	51	26.8%	15.05.2016	32	3	9.4%
62	Estonia	01.03.2015	101	27	26.7%	---	---	---	---
"	San Marino	20.11.2016	60	16	26.7%	---	---	---	---
"	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%	29.12.2015	143	10	7.0%
67	Iraq	12.05.2018	329	84	25.5%	---	---	---	---
"	Suriname	24.05.2015	51	13	25.5%	---	---	---	---
69	Dominica	08.12.2014	32	8	25.0%	---	---	---	---
70	China	05.03.2018	2980	742	24.9%	---	---	---	---
71	Turkmenistan	25.03.2018	125	31	24.8%	---	---	---	---
72	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%
74	Bulgaria	26.03.2017	240	57	23.8%	---	---	---	---
75	Cabo Verde	20.03.2016	72	17	23.6%	---	---	---	---
76	Montenegro	16.10.2016	81	19	23.5%	---	---	---	---
77	Singapore	11.09.2015	100	23	23.0%	---	---	---	---
78	Republic of Moldova	30.11.2014	101	23	22.8%	---	---	---	---
79	Chile	19.11.2017	155	35	22.6%	19.11.2017	43	10	23.3%
80	United Arab Emirates	03.10.2015	40	9	22.5%	---	---	---	---
81	Ireland	26.02.2016	158	35	22.2%	25.04.2016	60	18	30.0%
"	Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)	06.12.2015	167	37	22.2%	---	---	---	---
83	Lesotho	03.06.2017	122	27	22.1%	11.07.2017	32	8	25.0%
84	Czech Republic	20.10.2017	200	44	22.0%	07.10.2016	80	15	18.8%
"	Eritrea	01.02.1994	150	33	22.0%	---	---	---	---
86	Guinea	28.09.2013	114	25	21.9%	---	---	---	---
87	Kenya	08.07.2017	349	76	21.8%	08.07.2017	68	21	30.9%
88	Bosnia and Herzegovina	12.10.2014	42	9	21.4%	29.01.2015	15	2	13.3%
89	Lithuania	09.10.2016	141	30	21.3%	---	---	---	---
90	Seychelles	08.09.2016	33	7	21.2%	---	---	---	---
91	Honduras	26.11.2017	128	27	21.1%	---	---	---	---
92	Romania	11.12.2016	329	68	20.7%	11.12.2016	136	19	14.0%
93	Pakistan	25.08.2018	330	68	20.6%	03.03.2018	104	20	19.2%
94	Morocco	07.10.2016	395	81	20.5%	02.10.2015	120	14	11.7%
95	Bangladesh	05.01.2014	350	71	20.3%	---	---	---	---
"	Mauritania	01.09.2018	153	31	20.3%	---	---	---	---
97	Uruguay	26.10.2014	99	20	20.2%	26.10.2014	31	9	29.0%
98	Barbados	24.05.2018	30	6	20.0%	05.06.2018	21	8	38.1%
"	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%	---	---	---	---
102	Saudi Arabia	02.12.2016	151	30	19.9%	---	---	---	---
103	Indonesia	09.04.2014	560	111	19.8%	---	---	---	---
104	United States of America	08.11.2016	428	84	19.6%	08.11.2016	100	23	23.0%
105	Kyrgyzstan	04.10.2015	120	23	19.2%	---	---	---	---
"	Madagascar	20.12.2013	151	29	19.2%	29.12.2015	63	13	20.6%
107	Tajikistan	01.03.2015	63	12	19.0%	27.03.2015	32	7	21.9%
108	Greece	20.09.2015	300	56	18.7%	---	---	---	---
109	Croatia	11.09.2016	151	28	18.5%	---	---	---	---
110	Panama	04.05.2014	71	13	18.3%	---	---	---	---
111	Sao Tome and Principe	12.10.2014	55	10	18.2%	---	---	---	---
112	Armenia	02.04.2017	105	19	18.1%	---	---	---	---
"	Colombia	11.03.2018	171	31	18.1%	11.03.2018	108	22	20.4%
114	Zambia	11.08.2016	167	30	18.0%	---	---	---	---
115	Cyprus	22.05.2016	56	10	17.9%	---	---	---	---
116	Togo	25.07.2013	91	16	17.6%	---	---	---	---
117	Jamaica	22.02.2016	63	11	17.5%	10.03.2016	21	5	23.8%
118	Turkey	24.06.2018	596	104	17.4%	---	---	---	---
119	Gabon	17.12.2011	117	20	17.1%	13.12.2014	102	18	17.6%
"	Mongolia	29.06.2016	76	13	17.1%	---	---	---	---
121	Niger	21.02.2016	171	29	17.0%	---	---	---	---
"	Republic of Korea	13.04.2016	300	51	17.0%	---	---	---	---
123	Azerbaijan	01.11.2015	125	21	16.8%	---	---	---	---
124	Malawi	20.05.2014	192	32	16.7%	---	---	---	---
"	Saint Lucia	06.06.2016	18	3	16.7%	05.01.2012	11	3	27.3%
126	Democratic People's Republic of Korea	09.03.2014	687	112	16.3%	---	---	---	---
127	Fiji	17.09.2014	50	8	16.0%	---	---	---	---
"	Georgia	08.10.2016	150	24	16.0%	---	---	---	---
"	Latvia	04.10.2014	100	16	16.0%	---	---	---	---
"	Libya	25.06.2014	188	30	16.0%	---	---	---	---
"	Uzbekistan	21.12.2014	150	24	16.0%	13.01.2015	100	17	17.0%
132	Russian Federation	18.09.2016	450	71	15.8%	N.A.	170	29	17.1%
133	Jordan	20.09.2016	130	20	15.4%	27.09.2016	65	10	15.4%
134	Chad	13.02.2011	177	27	15.3%	---	---	---	---
135	Paraguay	22.04.2018	80	12	15.0%	22.04.2018	45	8	17.8%
136	Egypt	17.10.2015	596	89	14.9%	---	---	---	---
137	Malaysia	09.05.2018	223	31	13.9%	N.A.	68	15	22.1%
138	Guinea-Bissau	13.04.2014	102	14	13.7%	---	---	---	---
139	Saint Kitts and Nevis	16.02.2015	15	2	13.3%	---	---	---	---
140	Syrian Arab Republic	13.04.2016	250	33	13.2%	---	---	---	---
141	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	09.12.2015	23	3	13.0%	---	---	---	---
142	Bahamas	24.05.2017	39	5	12.8%	24.05.2017	16	7	43.8%
143	Ghana	07.12.2016	275	35	12.7%	---	---	---	---
"	Guatemala	06.09.2015	158	20	12.7%	---	---	---	---
145	Hungary	08.04.2018	199	25	12.6%	---	---	---	---
146	Palau	01.11.2016	16	2	12.5%	01.11.2016	13	2	15.4%
147	Liberia	10.10.2017	73	9	12.3%	20.12.2014	30	3	10.0%
"	Sierra Leone	07.03.2018	146	18	12.3%	---	---	---	---
"	Ukraine	26.10.2014	423	52	12.3%	---	---	---	---
150	Liechtenstein	05.02.2017	25	3	12.0%	---	---	---	---
151	Malta	03.06.2017	67	8	11.9%	---	---	---	---
152	India	07.04.2014	542	64	11.8%	16.01.2018	237	27	11.4%
153	Mauritius	10.12.2014	69	8	11.6%	---	---	---	---
154	Congo	16.07.2017	151	17	11.3%	31.08.2017	71	14	19.7%
155	Antigua and Barbuda	21.03.2018	18	2	11.1%	26.03.2018	17	9	52.9%
156	Burkina Faso	29.11.2015	127	14	11.0%	---	---	---	---
157	Brazil	05.10.2014	513	55	10.7%	05.10.2014	81	12	14.8%
158	Cote d'Ivoire	18.12.2016	255	27	10.6%	25.03.2018	66	8	12.1%
159	Nauru	09.07.2016	19	2	10.5%	---	---	---	---
160	Gambia	06.04.2017	58	6	10.3%	---	---	---	---
161	Myanmar	08.11.2015	433	44	10.2%	08.11.2015	221	23	10.4%
162	Japan	22.10.2017	465	47	10.1%	10.07.2016	242	50	20.7%
163	Samoa	04.03.2016	50	5	10.0%	---	---	---	---
164	Qatar	01.07.2013	41	4	9.8%	---	---	---	---
165	Botswana	24.10.2014	63	6	9.5%	---	---	---	---
166	Belize	04.11.2015	32	3	9.4%	13.11.2015	13	2	15.4%
167	Brunei Darussalam	13.01.2017	33	3	9.1%	---	---	---	---
"	Marshall Islands	16.11.2015	33	3	9.1%	---	---	---	---
169	Democratic Republic of the Congo	28.11.2011	492	44	8.9%	19.01.2007	108	5	4.6%
170	Mali	24.11.2013	147	13	8.8%	---	---	---	---
171	Central African Republic	14.02.2016	140	12	8.6%	---	---	---	---
172	Bhutan	13.07.2013	47	4	8.5%	20.04.2018	25	4	16.0%
173	Bahrain	22.11.2014	40	3	7.5%	07.12.2014	40	9	22.5%
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%	30.10.2013	30	10	33.3%
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%	---	---	---	---
"	Maldives	22.03.2014	85	5	5.9%	---	---	---	---
182	Sri Lanka	17.08.2015	225	13	5.8%	---	---	---	---
183	Nigeria	28.03.2015	360	20	5.6%	28.03.2015	108	7	6.5%
184	Thailand	07.08.2014	246	13	5.3%	---	---	---	---
185	Lebanon	06.05.2018	128	6	4.7%	---	---	---	---
186	Solomon Islands	19.11.2014	50	2	4.0%	---	---	---	---
187	Kuwait	26.11.2016	65	2	3.1%	---	---	---	---
188	Haiti	09.08.2015	118	3	2.5%	20.11.2016	28	1	3.6%
189	Oman	25.10.2015	85	1	1.2%	07.11.2015	85	14	16.5%
190	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%	---	---	---	---
"	Yemen	27.04.2003	275	0	0.0%	28.04.2001	111	2	1.8%

* 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.