The data in the tables below has been compiled by the Inter-Parliamentary Union on the basis of information provided by National Parliaments by 1st January 2018. The percentages do not take into account the case of parliaments for which no data was available at that date. Comparative data on the percentage of women in each National Parliament 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.
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Total MPs 45'734 Gender breakdown known for 45'536 Men 34'891 Women 10'645 Percentage of women 23.4%
Total MPs 38'865 Gender breakdown known for 38'710 Men 29'647 Women 9'063 Percentage of women 23.4%	Total MPs 6'869 Gender breakdown known for 6'826 Men 5'244 Women 1'582 Percentage of women 23.2%

Regions are classified by descending order of the percentage of women in the lower or single House

	Single House or lower House	Upper House or Senate	Both Houses combined
Nordic countries	41.4%	---	---
Americas	28.5%	28.3%	28.4%
Europe - OSCE member countries including Nordic countries	27.3%	26.2%	27.1%
Europe - OSCE member countries excluding Nordic countries	25.9%	26.2%	26.0%
Sub-Saharan Africa	23.7%	22.8%	23.6%
Asia	18.9%	16.0%	18.6%
Arab States	18.3%	12.6%	17.5%
Pacific	15.5%	37.1%	17.9%