Women in Parliaments: World Classification

Women
in national parliaments

Situation as of 1st March 2014

The data in the table below has been compiled by the Inter-Parliamentary Union on the basis of information provided by National Parliaments by 1st March 2014. 189 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.

New: You can now consult our archive of statistical data on the percentage of women in national parliaments.

WORLD CLASSIFICATION
Rank	Country	Lower or single House				Upper House or Senate
Rank	Country	Elections	Seats*	Women	% W	Elections	Seats*	Women	% W
1	Rwanda	9 2013	80	51	63.8%	9 2011	26	10	38.5%
2	Andorra	4 2011	28	14	50.0%	---	---	---	---
3	Cuba	2 2013	612	299	48.9%	---	---	---	---
4	Sweden	9 2010	349	157	45.0%	---	---	---	---
5	South Africa ¹	4 2009	400	179	44.8%	4 2009	53	18	34.0%
6	Seychelles	9 2011	32	14	43.8%	---	---	---	---
7	Senegal	7 2012	150	65	43.3%	---	---	---	---
8	Finland	4 2011	200	85	42.5%	---	---	---	---
9	Nicaragua	11 2011	92	39	42.4%	---	---	---	---
10	Ecuador	2 2013	137	57	41.6%	---	---	---	---
11	Belgium	6 2010	150	62	41.3%	6 2010	71	28	39.4%
12	Iceland	4 2013	63	25	39.7%	---	---	---	---
"	Spain	11 2011	350	139	39.7%	11 2011	266	89	33.5%
13	Norway	9 2013	169	67	39.6%	---	---	---	---
14	Mozambique	10 2009	250	98	39.2%	---	---	---	---
15	Denmark	9 2011	179	70	39.1%	---	---	---	---
16	Netherlands	9 2012	150	58	38.7%	5 2011	75	27	36.0%
17	Timor-Leste	7 2012	65	25	38.5%	---	---	---	---
18	Mexico	7 2012	500	187	37.4%	7 2012	128	44	34.4%
19	Angola	8 2012	220	81	36.8%	---	---	---	---
20	Argentina	10 2013	257	94	36.6%	10 2013	72	28	38.9%
21	Germany	9 2013	631	230	36.5%	N.A.	69	19	27.5%
22	United Republic of Tanzania	10 2010	350	126	36.0%	---	---	---	---
23	Uganda	2 2011	386	135	35.0%	---	---	---	---
24	The F.Y.R. of Macedonia	6 2011	123	42	34.1%	---	---	---	---
25	New Zealand	11 2011	121	41	33.9%	---	---	---	---
26	Serbia	5 2012	250	84	33.6%	---	---	---	---
27	Costa Rica	2 2014	57	19	33.3%	---	---	---	---
"	Grenada	2 2013	15	5	33.3%	3 2013	13	2	15.4%
"	Slovenia	12 2011	90	30	33.3%	11 2012	40	3	7.5%
28	Austria	9 2013	183	59	32.2%	N.A.	62	18	29.0%
29	Algeria	5 2012	462	146	31.6%	12 2012	144	10	6.9%
30	Zimbabwe	7 2013	270	85	31.5%	7 2013	80	38	47.5%
31	Italy	2 2013	630	198	31.4%	2 2013	317	92	29.0%
32	Guyana	11 2011	67	21	31.3%	---	---	---	---
"	Portugal	6 2011	230	72	31.3%	---	---	---	---
33	Cameroon	9 2013	180	56	31.1%	4 2013	100	20	20.0%
34	Switzerland	10 2011	200	62	31.0%	10 2011	46	9	19.6%
35	Burundi	7 2010	105	32	30.5%	7 2010	41	19	46.3%
36	Nepal	11 2013	575	172	29.9%	---	---	---	---
37	Trinidad and Tobago	5 2010	42	12	28.6%	6 2010	31	6	19.4%
38	Luxembourg	10 2013	60	17	28.3%	---	---	---	---
39	Tunisia	10 2011	217	61	28.1%	---	---	---	---
40	Ethiopia	5 2010	547	152	27.8%	5 2010	135	22	16.3%
41	Afghanistan	9 2010	249	69	27.7%	1 2011	102	28	27.5%
42	Philippines	5 2013	289	79	27.3%	5 2013	24	6	25.0%
43	Lesotho	5 2012	120	32	26.7%	6 2012	33	9	27.3%
44	Belarus	9 2012	109	29	26.6%	8 2012	57	20	35.1%
45	South Sudan	8 2011	332	88	26.5%	8 2011	50	5	10.0%
46	Turkmenistan	12 2013	125	33	26.4%	---	---	---	---
47	El Salvador	3 2012	84	22	26.2%	---	---	---	---
"	France	6 2012	577	151	26.2%	9 2011	347	78	22.5%
48	Australia	9 2013	150	39	26.0%	9 2013	75	31	41.3%
49	Honduras	11 2013	128	33	25.8%	---	---	---	---
50	Namibia	11 2009	78	20	25.6%	11 2010	26	7	26.9%
51	Bolivia	12 2009	130	33	25.4%	12 2009	36	17	47.2%
52	Singapore	5 2011	99	25	25.3%	---	---	---	---
53	Iraq	3 2010	325	82	25.2%	---	---	---	---
"	Kazakhstan	1 2012	115	29	25.2%	8 2011	47	3	6.4%
"	Mauritania	11 2013	147	37	25.2%	11 2009	56	8	14.3%
54	Canada	5 2011	307	77	25.1%	N.A.	96	38	39.6%
55	Lao People's Democratic Republic	4 2011	132	33	25.0%	---	---	---	---
"	Latvia	9 2011	100	25	25.0%	---	---	---	---
56	Bulgaria	5 2013	240	59	24.6%	---	---	---	---
57	Poland	10 2011	460	112	24.3%	10 2011	100	13	13.0%
"	Sudan	4 2010	354	86	24.3%	5 2010	29	5	17.2%
"	Viet Nam	5 2011	498	121	24.3%	---	---	---	---
58	Lithuania	10 2012	141	34	24.1%	---	---	---	---
59	Equatorial Guinea	5 2013	100	24	24.0%	5 2013	75	8	10.7%
60	Croatia	12 2011	151	36	23.8%	---	---	---	---
61	China	3 2013	2987	699	23.4%	---	---	---	---
62	Kyrgyzstan	10 2010	120	28	23.3%	---	---	---	---
63	Madagascar	12 2013	147	34	23.1%	---	---	---	---
64	United Kingdom	5 2010	650	147	22.6%	N.A.	779	182	23.4%
65	Israel	1 2013	120	27	22.5%	---	---	---	---
66	Malawi	5 2009	193	43	22.3%	---	---	---	---
"	Peru	4 2011	130	29	22.3%	---	---	---	---
67	Eritrea	2 1994	150	33	22.0%	---	---	---	---
"	Uzbekistan	12 2009	150	33	22.0%	1 2010	100	15	15.0%
68	Guinea	9 2013	114	25	21.9%	---	---	---	---
69	Bosnia and Herzegovina	10 2010	42	9	21.4%	6 2011	15	2	13.3%
70	Greece	6 2012	300	63	21.0%	---	---	---	---
71	Cabo Verde	2 2011	72	15	20.8%	---	---	---	---
"	Dominican Republic	5 2010	183	38	20.8%	5 2010	32	3	9.4%
"	Monaco	2 2013	24	5	20.8%	---	---	---	---
72	Pakistan	5 2013	323	67	20.7%	3 2012	104	17	16.3%
73	Cambodia	7 2013	123	25	20.3%	1 2012	61	9	14.8%
74	Albania	6 2013	140	28	20.0%	---	---	---	---
"	Liechtenstein	2 2013	25	5	20.0%	---	---	---	---
75	Saudi Arabia	1 2013	151	30	19.9%	---	---	---	---
76	Czech Republic	10 2013	200	39	19.5%	10 2012	81	14	17.3%
77	Kenya	3 2013	350	67	19.1%	3 2013	68	18	26.5%
78	Estonia	3 2011	100	19	19.0%	---	---	---	---
79	Burkina Faso	12 2012	127	24	18.9%	---	---	---	---
80	Mauritius	5 2010	69	13	18.8%	---	---	---	---
"	Republic of Moldova	11 2010	101	19	18.8%	---	---	---	---
81	Slovakia	3 2012	150	28	18.7%	---	---	---	---
82	Indonesia	4 2009	560	104	18.6%	---	---	---	---
83	San Marino	11 2012	60	11	18.3%	---	---	---	---
"	United States of America	11 2012	431	79	18.3%	11 2012	100	20	20.0%
84	Sao Tome and Principe	8 2010	55	10	18.2%	---	---	---	---
85	United Arab Emirates	9 2011	40	7	17.5%	---	---	---	---
86	Morocco	11 2011	395	67	17.0%	10 2009	270	6	2.2%
"	Venezuela	9 2010	165	28	17.0%	---	---	---	---
87	Barbados	2 2013	30	5	16.7%	3 2013	21	6	28.6%
"	Saint Lucia	11 2011	18	3	16.7%	1 2012	11	2	18.2%
88	Libya	7 2012	200	33	16.5%	---	---	---	---
"	Togo	7 2013	91	15	16.5%	---	---	---	---
89	Tajikistan	2 2010	63	10	15.9%	3 2010	34	4	11.8%
90	Chile	11 2013	120	19	15.8%	11 2013	38	7	18.4%
91	Ireland	2 2011	166	26	15.7%	4 2011	60	19	31.7%
"	Republic of Korea	4 2012	300	47	15.7%	---	---	---	---
92	Azerbaijan	11 2010	122	19	15.6%	---	---	---	---
"	Democratic People's Republic of Korea	3 2009	687	107	15.6%	---	---	---	---
93	Gabon	12 2011	120	18	15.0%	1 2009	102	17	16.7%
"	Paraguay	4 2013	80	12	15.0%	4 2013	45	9	20.0%
94	Chad	2 2011	188	28	14.9%	---	---	---	---
"	Mongolia	6 2012	74	11	14.9%	---	---	---	---
95	Montenegro	10 2012	81	12	14.8%	---	---	---	---
96	Turkey	6 2011	548	79	14.4%	---	---	---	---
97	Malta	3 2013	70	10	14.3%	---	---	---	---
98	Somalia	8 2012	275	38	13.8%	---	---	---	---
99	Russian Federation	12 2011	450	61	13.6%	N.A.	163	13	8.0%
100	Romania	12 2012	407	55	13.5%	12 2012	176	13	7.4%
101	Guatemala	9 2011	158	21	13.3%	---	---	---	---
"	Niger	1 2011	113	15	13.3%	---	---	---	---
102	Bahamas	5 2012	38	5	13.2%	5 2012	16	4	25.0%
103	Uruguay	10 2009	99	13	13.1%	10 2009	31	2	6.5%
104	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	12 2010	23	3	13.0%	---	---	---	---
105	Dominica	12 2009	31	4	12.9%	---	---	---	---
106	Djibouti	2 2013	55	7	12.7%	---	---	---	---
"	Jamaica	12 2011	63	8	12.7%	9 2007	21	6	28.6%
107	Cyprus	5 2011	56	7	12.5%	---	---	---	---
108	Colombia	3 2010	165	20	12.1%	3 2010	100	16	16.0%
"	Sierra Leone	11 2012	124	15	12.1%	---	---	---	---
109	Georgia	10 2012	150	18	12.0%	---	---	---	---
"	Jordan	1 2013	150	18	12.0%	10 2013	75	9	12.0%
"	Syrian Arab Republic	5 2012	250	30	12.0%	---	---	---	---
110	Suriname	5 2010	51	6	11.8%	---	---	---	---
111	India	4 2009	545	62	11.4%	1 2012	241	28	11.6%
112	Guinea-Bissau	11 2008	100	11	11.0%	---	---	---	---
"	Liberia	10 2011	73	8	11.0%	10 2011	30	4	13.3%
113	Ghana	12 2012	275	30	10.9%	---	---	---	---
114	Zambia	9 2011	158	17	10.8%	---	---	---	---
115	Armenia	5 2012	131	14	10.7%	---	---	---	---
116	Democratic Republic of the Congo	11 2011	498	53	10.6%	1 2007	108	6	5.6%
117	Antigua and Barbuda	3 2009	19	2	10.5%	4 2009	17	5	29.4%
118	Malaysia	5 2013	222	23	10.4%	N.A.	59	17	28.8%
119	Bahrain	10 2010	40	4	10.0%	11 2010	40	11	27.5%
120	Ukraine	10 2012	442	43	9.7%	---	---	---	---
121	Botswana	10 2009	63	6	9.5%	---	---	---	---
"	Mali	11 2013	147	14	9.5%	---	---	---	---
122	Cote d'Ivoire	12 2011	254	24	9.4%	---	---	---	---
"	Gambia	3 2012	53	5	9.4%	---	---	---	---
"	Hungary	4 2010	384	36	9.4%	---	---	---	---
123	Kiribati	10 2011	46	4	8.7%	---	---	---	---
124	Brazil	10 2010	513	44	8.6%	10 2010	81	13	16.0%
125	Bhutan	7 2013	47	4	8.5%	4 2013	25	2	8.0%
"	Panama	5 2009	71	6	8.5%	---	---	---	---
126	Benin	4 2011	83	7	8.4%	---	---	---	---
127	Japan	12 2012	480	39	8.1%	7 2013	242	39	16.1%
128	Congo	7 2012	136	10	7.4%	10 2011	72	10	13.9%
129	Maldives	5 2009	74	5	6.8%	---	---	---	---
130	Nigeria	4 2011	360	24	6.7%	4 2011	109	7	6.4%
"	Saint Kitts and Nevis	1 2010	15	1	6.7%	---	---	---	---
"	Tuvalu	9 2010	15	1	6.7%	---	---	---	---
131	Bangladesh	1 2014	297	19	6.4%	---	---	---	---
132	Swaziland	9 2013	65	4	6.2%	10 2013	30	10	33.3%
133	Sri Lanka	4 2010	225	13	5.8%	---	---	---	---
134	Myanmar	11 2010	429	24	5.6%	11 2010	224	4	1.8%
135	Nauru	6 2013	19	1	5.3%	---	---	---	---
136	Kuwait	7 2013	65	3	4.6%	---	---	---	---
137	Haiti	11 2010	95	4	4.2%	11 2010	20	0	0.0%
138	Samoa	3 2011	49	2	4.1%	---	---	---	---
139	Tonga	11 2010	28	1	3.6%	---	---	---	---
140	Belize	3 2012	32	1	3.1%	3 2012	13	5	38.5%
"	Iran (Islamic Republic of)	5 2012	290	9	3.1%	---	---	---	---
"	Lebanon	6 2009	128	4	3.1%	---	---	---	---
141	Comoros	12 2009	33	1	3.0%	---	---	---	---
"	Marshall Islands	11 2011	33	1	3.0%	---	---	---	---
142	Papua New Guinea	6 2012	111	3	2.7%	---	---	---	---
143	Solomon Islands	8 2010	50	1	2.0%	---	---	---	---
144	Oman	10 2011	84	1	1.2%	10 2011	83	15	18.1%
145	Yemen	4 2003	301	1	0.3%	4 2001	111	2	1.8%
146	Micronesia (Federated States of)	3 2013	14	0	0.0%	---	---	---	---
"	Palau	11 2012	16	0	0.0%	11 2012	13	3	23.1%
"	Qatar	7 2013	35	0	0.0%	---	---	---	---
"	Vanuatu	10 2012	52	0	0.0%	---	---	---	---
-	Thailand	2 2014	500	?	?	4 2011	149	23	15.4%

* Figures correspond to the number of seats currently filled in Parliament

1 - South Africa: The figures on the distribution of seats do not include the 36 special rotating delegates appointed on an ad hoc basis, and all percentages given are therefore calculated on the basis of the 54 permanent seats.