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in national parliaments
Situation as of 1st April 2016  
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 1st April 2016. 193 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
ElectionsSeats*Women% WElectionsSeats*Women% W
1Rwanda16.09.2013805163.8%26.09.2011261038.5%
2Bolivia12.10.20141306953.1%12.10.2014361747.2%
3Cuba03.02.201361229948.9%------------
4Seychelles29.09.2011321443.8%------------
5Sweden14.09.201434915243.6%------------
6Senegal01.07.20121506442.7%------------
7Mexico07.06.201550021242.4%01.07.20121284333.6%
"South Africa 107.05.201439916942.4%21.05.2014541935.2%
9Ecuador17.02.20131375741.6%------------
10Finland19.04.20152008341.5%------------
11Iceland27.04.2013632641.3%------------
"Namibia 29.11.20141044341.3%08.12.2015421023.8%
"Nicaragua06.11.2011923841.3%------------
14Spain20.12.201535014040.0%20.12.201526510439.2%
15Mozambique15.10.20142509939.6%------------
"Norway09.09.20131696739.6%------------
17Andorra01.03.2015281139.3%------------
"Belgium25.05.20141505939.3%03.07.2014603050.0%
19Ethiopia24.05.201554721238.8%05.10.20151534932.0%
20Timor-Leste07.07.2012652538.5%------------
21Denmark18.06.20151796737.4%------------
22Netherlands12.09.20121505637.3%26.05.2015752634.7%
23Angola31.08.20122208136.8%------------
24Slovenia13.07.2014903336.7%20.11.20124037.5%
25United Republic of Tanzania25.10.201537213636.6%------------
26Germany22.09.201363123036.5%N.A.692840.6%
27Burundi29.06.20151214436.4%24.07.2015431841.9%
28Argentina25.10.20152579235.8%25.10.2015723041.7%
29Portugal04.10.20152308034.8%------------
30Serbia16.03.20142508534.0%------------
31Uganda18.02.201642714333.5%------------
32Costa Rica02.02.2014571933.3%------------
"Grenada19.02.201315533.3%27.03.201313215.4%
"The F.Y.R. of Macedonia27.04.20141234133.3%------------
35El Salvador01.03.2015842732.1%------------
36Switzerland18.10.20152006432.0%23.10.201146715.2%
37Algeria10.05.201246214631.6%29.12.2015143107.0%
38Zimbabwe31.07.20132708531.5%31.07.2013803847.5%
39New Zealand20.09.20141213831.4%------------
40Tunisia26.10.20142176831.3%------------
41Cameroon30.09.20131805631.1%14.04.20131002020.0%
42Italy24.02.201363019531.0%24.02.20133219128.3%
"Trinidad and Tobago07.09.2015421331.0%23.09.2015311032.3%
44Austria29.09.20131835630.6%N.A.611829.5%
45Sudan13.04.201542613030.5%01.06.2015541935.2%
46Guyana11.05.2015692130.4%------------
47Nepal19.11.201359517629.6%------------
48United Kingdom07.05.201565019129.4%N.A.78219224.6%
49Luxembourg20.10.2013601728.3%------------
50Afghanistan18.09.20102496927.7%10.01.2015681826.5%
51Lao People's Democratic Republic20.03.20161494127.5%------------
52Poland25.10.201546012627.4%25.10.20151001313.0%
53Belarus23.09.20121103027.3%30.08.2012581932.8%
54Philippines13.05.20132907927.2%13.05.201324625.0%
55Kazakhstan20.03.20161072927.1%01.10.20144736.4%
56Australia 07.09.20131504026.7%07.09.2013762938.2%
"Israel17.03.20151203226.7%------------
58Iraq30.04.20143288726.5%------------
"South Sudan06.08.20113328826.5%05.08.201150510.0%
60France10.06.201257715126.2%28.09.20143488725.0%
61Canada19.10.20153388826.0%N.A.883438.6%
62Honduras24.11.20131283325.8%------------
"Turkmenistan15.12.20131243225.8%------------
64Suriname24.05.2015511325.5%------------
65Mauritania23.11.20131473725.2%08.11.200956814.3%
66Lesotho28.02.20151203025.0%26.03.201533824.2%
67Viet Nam22.05.201149812124.3%------------
68Equatorial Guinea26.05.20131002424.0%26.05.2013731013.7%
"Singapore11.09.20151002424.0%------------
70Estonia01.03.20151012423.8%------------
71Cabo Verde20.03.2016721723.6%------------
"China05.03.2013295969923.6%------------
73Lithuania14.10.20121413323.4%------------
74United Arab Emirates24.09.201140922.5%------------
75Peru10.04.20111302922.3%------------
76Ireland26.02.20161583522.2%26.04.2011601830.0%
77Eritrea01.02.19941503322.0%------------
78Dominica08.12.201432721.9%------------
"Guinea28.09.20131142521.9%------------
80Republic of Moldova30.11.20141012221.8%------------
81Bosnia and Herzegovina12.10.201442921.4%29.01.201515213.3%
82Dominican Republic16.05.20101833820.8%16.05.20103239.4%
"Monaco10.02.201324520.8%------------
84Albania23.06.20131402920.7%------------
85Pakistan11.05.20133407020.6%05.03.20151041918.3%
86Madagascar20.12.20131513120.5%29.12.2015631219.0%
87Bulgaria05.10.20142404920.4%------------
88Cambodia28.07.20131232520.3%29.01.2012611016.4%
89Bangladesh05.01.20143507020.0%------------
"Czech Republic25.10.20132004020.0%10.10.2014811518.5%
"Liechtenstein03.02.201325520.0%------------
"Slovakia05.03.20161503020.0%------------
93Colombia09.03.20141663319.9%09.03.20141022322.5%
"Saudi Arabia15.01.20131513019.9%------------
95Greece20.09.20153005919.7%------------
"Kenya04.03.20133506919.7%04.03.2013681826.5%
97United States of America04.11.20144348419.4%04.11.20141002020.0%
98Kyrgyzstan04.10.20151202319.2%------------
99Tajikistan01.03.2015631219.0%27.03.20153226.3%
100Panama04.05.2014711318.3%------------
101Sao Tome and Principe12.10.2014551018.2%------------
102Latvia04.10.20141001818.0%------------
103Togo25.07.2013911617.6%------------
104Jamaica22.02.2016631117.5%10.03.201621523.8%
105Montenegro14.10.2012811417.3%------------
106Indonesia09.04.20145559517.1%------------
107Morocco25.11.20113956717.0%02.10.20151201411.7%
108Azerbaijan01.11.20151242116.9%------------
109Barbados21.02.201330516.7%06.03.201321523.8%
"Malawi20.05.20141923216.7%------------
"Saint Lucia28.11.201118316.7%05.01.201211327.3%
"San Marino11.11.2012601016.7%------------
113Democratic People's Republic of Korea09.03.201468711216.3%------------
"Republic of Korea11.04.20123004916.3%------------
115Uruguay26.10.2014991616.2%26.10.201431929.0%
116Fiji17.09.201450816.0%------------
"Libya25.06.20141883016.0%------------
"Uzbekistan 21.12.20141502416.0%13.01.20151001717.0%
119Chile17.11.20131201915.8%17.11.201338615.8%
120Croatia08.11.20151512315.2%------------
121Paraguay21.04.2013801215.0%21.04.201345920.0%
122Chad13.02.20111882814.9%------------
"Egypt17.10.20155968914.9%------------
"Turkey01.11.20155508214.9%------------
125Niger21.02.20161712514.6%------------
126Mongolia28.06.2012761114.5%------------
127Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)06.12.20151672414.4%------------
128Gabon17.12.20111201714.2%13.12.2014991818.2%
129Guatemala06.09.20151582213.9%------------
130Somalia20.08.20122753813.8%------------
131Guinea-Bissau13.04.20141021413.7%------------
"Romania09.12.20124015513.7%09.12.2012168137.7%
133Russian Federation04.12.20114506113.6%N.A.1702917.1%
134Saint Kitts and Nevis16.02.201515213.3%------------
135Bahamas07.05.201238513.2%23.05.201216425.0%
136Saint Vincent and the Grenadines09.12.201523313.0%------------
137Malta09.03.201370912.9%------------
138Djibouti22.02.201355712.7%------------
"Zambia20.09.20111582012.7%------------
140Cyprus22.05.201156712.5%------------
141Sierra Leone17.11.20121211512.4%------------
"Syrian Arab Republic07.05.20122503112.4%------------
143Ukraine26.10.20144225112.1%------------
144India07.04.20145436512.0%21.03.20162412912.0%
"Jordan23.01.20131501812.0%25.10.201375810.7%
146Mauritius10.12.201469811.6%------------
147Georgia01.10.20121501711.3%------------
148Antigua and Barbuda12.06.201418211.1%25.06.201417741.2%
149Liberia11.10.201173811.0%20.12.201430310.0%
150Ghana07.12.20122753010.9%------------
151Armenia06.05.20121311410.7%------------
152Malaysia05.05.20132222310.4%N.A.641421.9%
153Hungary06.04.20141982010.1%------------
154Samoa 04.03.201650510.0%------------
155Brazil05.10.2014513519.9%05.10.2014811316.0%
"Myanmar08.11.2015433439.9%08.11.20152242310.3%
157Botswana24.10.20146369.5%------------
"Japan14.12.2014475459.5%21.07.20132423815.7%
159Burkina Faso29.11.2015127129.4%------------
"Gambia29.03.20125359.4%------------
161Cote d'Ivoire11.12.2011251239.2%------------
162Marshall Islands16.11.20153339.1%------------
163Democratic Republic of the Congo28.11.2011492448.9%19.01.200710854.6%
164Mali24.11.2013147138.8%------------
165Central African Republic14.02.2016128118.6%------------
166Bhutan13.07.20134748.5%23.04.20132528.0%
167Bahrain22.11.20144037.5%07.12.201440922.5%
168Congo15.07.2012136107.4%12.10.2014721419.4%
169Benin26.04.20158367.2%------------
170Tuvalu31.03.20151516.7%------------
171Brunei Darussalam05.03.20163126.5%------------
"Kiribati30.12.20154636.5%------------
173Swaziland20.09.20136546.2%30.10.2013301033.3%
174Thailand07.08.2014197126.1%------------
175Maldives22.03.20148555.9%------------
176Sri Lanka17.08.2015225135.8%------------
177Nigeria28.03.2015360205.6%28.03.201510876.5%
178Nauru08.06.20131915.3%------------
179Belize07.03.20123213.1%21.03.201213538.5%
"Iran (Islamic Republic of)04.05.201229093.1%------------
"Lebanon07.06.200912843.1%------------
182Comoros25.01.20153313.0%------------
183Papua New Guinea23.06.201211132.7%------------
184Solomon Islands19.11.20145012.0%------------
185Kuwait27.07.20136511.5%------------
186Oman25.10.20158511.2%07.11.2015851416.5%
187Haiti09.08.20159200.0%09.08.20152300.0%
"Micronesia (Federated States of)03.03.20151400.0%------------
"Palau06.11.20121600.0%06.11.201213323.1%
"Qatar01.07.20133500.0%------------
"Tonga27.11.20142600.0%------------
"Vanuatu22.01.20165200.0%------------
"Yemen27.04.200330000.0%28.04.200111121.8%
* 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.