The data in the tables below has been compiled by the Inter-Parliamentary Union on the basis of information provided by National Parliaments by 30 April 2012. 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 46'096 Gender breakdown known for 45'871 Men 36'867 Women 9'004 Percentage of women 19.6%
Total MPs 38'775 Gender breakdown known for 38'550 Men 30'878 Women 7'672 Percentage of women 19.9%	Total MPs 7'321 Gender breakdown known for 7'321 Men 5'989 Women 1'332 Percentage of women 18.2%

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	42.0%	---	---
Americas	22.7%	23.3%	22.8%
Europe - OSCE member countries including Nordic countries	22.7%	21.1%	22.4%
Europe - OSCE member countries excluding Nordic countries	20.9%	21.1%	20.9%
Sub-Saharan Africa	19.8%	19.0%	19.7%
Asia	18.8%	14.0%	18.3%
Pacific	12.4%	34.8%	14.9%
Arab States	11.7%	6.4%	10.6%