Women in National Parliaments
Situation as of 1 March 2002

World and regional averages The data in the table below has been compiled by the Inter-Parliamentary Union on the basis of information provided by National Parliaments by 1 March 2002. 179 countries are classified by descending order of the percentage of women in the lower or single House. Comparative data on the world and regional averages 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. Regional parliamentary assemblies
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World Classification
RankCountryLower or single HouseUpper House or Senate
ElectionsSeatsWomen% WElectionsSeatsWomen% W
1Sweden09 199834914942.7------------
2Denmark11 20011796838.0------------
3Finland03 19992007336.5------------
4Norway09 20011656036.4------------
5Netherlands05 19981505436.005 1999752026.7
6Iceland05 1999632234.9------------
7Germany09 199866621131.7N.A.691724.6
8New Zealand11 19991203730.8------------
9Argentina10 20012577930.710 2001722433.3
10Mozambique12 19992507530.0------------
11South Africa06 199939911929.806 1999891731.5*
12Spain03 20003509928.303 20002596324.3
13Cuba01 199860116627.6------------
14Austria10 19991834926.8N.A.641320.3
15Grenada01 199915426.701 19991317.7
16Bulgaria06 20012406326.2------------
17Turkmenistan12 1999501326.0------------
"Viet Nam07 199745011726.0------------
18Rwanda11 1994741925.7------------
19Australia11 20011503825.310 1998762228.9
20Namibia11 1999721825.011 19982627.7
21Uganda06 20013047524.7------------
22Seychelles03 199834823.5------------
23Belgium06 19991503523.306 1999712028.2
24Switzerland10 19992004623.010 199946919.6
25Saint Vincent & the Grenadines03 200122522.7------------
26United Rep. of Tanzania10 20002746122.3------------
27Monaco02 199818422.2------------
28China1997-98298465021.8------------
29Nicaragua11 2001921920.7------------
30Canada11 20003016220.6N.A.1053432.4
31Croatia01 20001513120.504 19976546.2
32Poland09 20014609320.209 20011002323.0
33Dem. People's Rep. of Korea07 199868713820.1------------
34Guyana03 2001651320.0------------
35Burundi06 19931693319.502 200254??
36Senegal04 20011202319.2------------
37Dominica01 200032618.8------------
38Portugal10 19992304318.7------------
39Peru04 20011202217.5------------
40United Kingdom06 200165911817.9N.A.71311716.4
41Estonia03 19991011817.8------------
"Philippines05 20012143817.805 200124312.5
42Suriname05 200051917.6------------
43Botswana10 199947817.0------------
"Latvia10 19981001717.0------------
44Luxembourg06 1999601016.7------------
"San Marino06 2001601016.7------------
"Trinidad and Tobago12 200136616.712 200131??
45Dominican Republic05 19981492416.105 19983026.7
46Mexico07 20005008016.007 20001282015.6
47Angola09 19922203415.5------------
48Bahamas03 199740615.003 199716531.3
"Czech Republic06 19982003015.011 2000811012.3
49Eritrea02 19941502214.7------------
50Ecuador05 19981231814.6------------
51Andorra03 200128414.3------------
52Slovakia09 19981502114.0------------
"United States of America11 20004356114.011 20001001313
53Israel05 19991201613.3------------
"Jamaica12 199760813.312 199721523.8
"Saint Kitts and Nevis03 200015213.3------------
54Republic of Moldova02 20011011312.9------------
55Tajikistan02 200063812.703 200034411.8
56Chile12 20011201512.512 20014924.1
57Mali07 19971471812.2------------
"Slovenia10 2000901112.2------------
58Uruguay10 1999991212.110 19993139.7
59Congo01 199875912.0------------
"Ireland06 19971662012.008 1997601118.3
"Liechtenstein02 200125312.0------------
"Zambia12 20011581912.0------------
60Colombia03 19981611911.803 19981021312.7
"Singapore11 2001851011.8------------
61Bolivia06 19971301511.506 19972713.7
"Tunisia10 19991822111.5------------
62Cape Verde01 200172811.1------------
"Saint Lucia12 200118211.105 199711218.2
63France05 19975776310.909 20013213510.9
64Barbados01 199928310.701 199921733.3
"Cyprus05 200156610.7------------
"Romania11 20003453710.711 200014085.7
65Lithuania10 20001411510.6------------
66Azerbaijan11 20001241310.5------------
"Mongolia07 200076810.5------------
67Kazakhstan10 199977810.409 199939512.8
"Malaysia11 19991932010.403 1998691826.1
"Syrian Arab Republic11 19982502610.4------------
68Belarus10 2000971010.312 2000611931.1
69Kyrgyzstan02 200060610.002 20004512.2
"Zimbabwe06 20001501510.0------------
70Panama05 19997179.9------------
71Italy05 2001630629.805 2001321257.8
72Sudan12 2000360359.7------------
"Venezuela07 2000165169.7------------
73El Salvador03 20008489.5------------
74BhutanN.A.150149.3------------
"Malawi06 1999193189.3------------
75Gabon12 2001119119.201 1997911213.2
"Malta09 19986569.2------------
"Thailand01 2001500469.203 20002002110.5
76Sao Tome and Principe11 19985559.1------------
77Ghana12 2000200189.0------------
78Guatemala11 1999113108.8------------
"Guinea06 1995114108.8------------
"India09 1999543488.803 2000242229.1
"Sierra Leone02 19968078.8------------
79Greece04 2000300268.7------------
80Cote d'Ivoire12 2000223198.5------------
81Hungary05 1998386328.3------------
82Burkina Faso05 199711198.112 19951622113.0
83Indonesia06 1999500408.0------------
"Madagascar05 1998150128.003 200190??
84Guinea-Bissau11 199910287.8------------
"Liberia07 19976457.807 199726519.2
"Ukraine03 1998450357.8------------
85Ethiopia05 2000547427.705 2000120108.3
86Iraq03 2000250197.6------------
"Russian Federation12 1999449347.6N.A.17863.4
88Cambodia07 199812297.403 199961813.1
88Central African Republic11 199810987.3------------
"Japan06 2000480357.307 20012473815.4
89Georgia10 1999235177.2------------
"Uzbekistan12 1999250187.2------------
"Yugoslavia09 2000138107.209 20004012.5
90Bosnia and Herzegovina11 20004237.111 20001500.0
91Belize08 19982926.906 19938337.5
92Brazil10 1998513356.810 19988056.3
93The f.Y.R. of Macedonia10 199812086.7------------
94Samoa03 20014936.1------------
95Benin03 19998356.0------------
"Maldives11 19995036.0------------
96Nepal05 1999205125.906 200160??
"Republic of Korea04 2000273165.9------------
97Albania06 200114085.7------------
"Fiji Islands08 20017045.708 200132??
"Mauritius09 20007045.7------------
98Cameroon05 1997180105.6------------
99Honduras11 200112875.5------------
100Antigua and Barbuda03 19991915.303 199917211.8
101Equatorial Guinea03 19998045.0------------
102Togo03 19998144.9------------
103Kiribati09 19984224.8------------
104Sri Lanka12 2001225104.4------------
105Turkey04 1999550234.2------------
106Lesotho05 19987933.805 199833927.3
107Haiti05 20008333.605 200027725.9
"Kenya12 199722483.6------------
108Algeria06 1997380133.412 199714485.6
"Iran (Islamic Rep. of)02 2000290103.4------------
"Nigeria02 1999351123.402 199910832.8
109Armenia05 199913143.1------------
"Swaziland10 19986523.110 199830413.3
110Marshall Islands11 19993313.0------------
111Paraguay05 19988022.505 199845817.8
112Chad01 199712532.4------------
"Egypt11 2000454112.4------------
113Lebanon08 200012832.3------------
114Bangladesh10 200130062.0------------
115Papua New Guinea06 199710921.8------------
116Jordan11 19978011.311 19974037.5
117Niger11 19998311.2------------
118Yemen04 199729920.7------------
119Morocco11 199732520.69 200127010.4
120Djibouti12 19976500.0------------
"Kuwait07 19996500.0------------
"Micronesia (Fed. States of)03 19991400.0------------
"Nauru04 20001800.0------------
"Palau11 20001600.011 2000900.0
"Solomon Islands12 20015000.0------------
"Tonga03 19993000.0------------
"Tuvalu03 19981500.0------------
"United Arab Emirates12 19974000------------
"Vanuatu03 19985200.0------------
?Costa Rica02 200257??------------
?Gambia01 200153??------------
?Lao People's Democratic Rep.02 2002109??------------
?Libyan Arab Jamahiriya03 1997760??------------
?Mauritania10 200181??04 20005611.8
* South Africa: the figures on the distribution of seats do not include the 36 special rotating delegates appointed on an ad hoc basis, and the percentages given are therefore calculated on the basis of the 54 permanent seats

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