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 October 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 46'076 Gender breakdown known for 46'076 Men 35'026 Women 11'050 Percentage of women 24.0%
Total MPs 39'098 Gender breakdown known for 39'098 Men 29'727 Women 9'371 Percentage of women 24.0%	Total MPs 6'978 Gender breakdown known for 6'978 Men 5'299 Women 1'679 Percentage of women 24.1%

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	42.3%	---	---
Americas	29.5%	30.6%	29.7%
Europe - OSCE member countries including Nordic countries	27.8%	27.2%	27.6%
Europe - OSCE member countries excluding Nordic countries	26.4%	27.2%	26.5%
Sub-Saharan Africa	23.7%	22.6%	23.5%
Asia	19.8%	17.7%	19.6%
Arab States	18.6%	12.6%	17.8%
Pacific	15.6%	37.1%	18.0%