The data in the tables below has been compiled by the Inter-Parliamentary Union on the basis of information provided by National Parliaments by 31 October 2010. 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 45'065 Gender breakdown known for 42'957 Men 34'767 Women 8'190 Percentage of women 19.1%
Total MPs 38'043 Gender breakdown known for 36'458 Men 29'447 Women 7'011 Percentage of women 19.2%	Total MPs 7'022 Gender breakdown known for 6'499 Men 5'320 Women 1'179 Percentage of women 18.1%

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	41.6%	---	---
Americas	24.4%	23.7%	24.3%
Europe - OSCE member countries including Nordic countries	21.9%	19.5%	21.4%
Europe - OSCE member countries excluding Nordic countries	20.0%	19.5%	19.9%
Asia	18.4%	17.0%	18.3%
Sub-Saharan Africa	18.3%	19.7%	18.5%
Pacific	12.6%	15,4%	12.7%
Arab States	11.1%	8.1%	10.5%