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 September 2017. 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 46'064 Gender breakdown known for 46'064 Men 35'215 Women 10'849 Percentage of women 23.6%
Total MPs 39'192 Gender breakdown known for 39'192 Men 29'924 Women 9'268 Percentage of women 23.6%	Total MPs 6'872 Gender breakdown known for 6'872 Men 5'291 Women 1'581 Percentage of women 23.0%

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	41.7%	---	---
Americas	28.2%	27.6%	28.1%
Europe - OSCE member countries including Nordic countries	27.5%	26.0%	27.2%
Europe - OSCE member countries excluding Nordic countries	26.1%	26.0%	26.1%
Sub-Saharan Africa	23.9%	22.9%	23.8%
Asia	19.7%	16.0%	19.3%
Arab States	18.2%	12.6%	17.5%
Pacific	14.6%	37.1%	17.2%