Women in Parliaments: World Classification

Women
in national parliaments

Situation as of 1st May 2018

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 May 2018. 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.

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	16.09.2013	80	49	61.3%	26.09.2011	26	10	38.5%
2	Cuba	11.03.2018	605	322	53.2%	---	---	---	---
3	Bolivia	12.10.2014	130	69	53.1%	12.10.2014	36	17	47.2%
4	Grenada	13.03.2018	15	7	46.7%	27.04.2018	13	4	30.8%
5	Namibia	29.11.2014	104	48	46.2%	08.12.2015	41	10	24.4%
6	Nicaragua	06.11.2016	92	42	45.7%	---	---	---	---
7	Costa Rica	04.02.2018	57	26	45.6%	---	---	---	---
8	Sweden	14.09.2014	349	152	43.6%	---	---	---	---
9	Mexico	07.06.2015	500	213	42.6%	01.07.2012	128	47	36.7%
10	Finland	19.04.2015	200	84	42.0%	---	---	---	---
11	Senegal	30.07.2017	165	69	41.8%	---	---	---	---
"	South Africa ¹	07.05.2014	392	164	41.8%	21.05.2014	54	19	35.2%
13	Norway	11.09.2017	169	70	41.4%	---	---	---	---
14	Mozambique	15.10.2014	250	99	39.6%	---	---	---	---
15	Spain	26.06.2016	350	137	39.1%	26.06.2016	266	101	38.0%
16	France	11.06.2017	577	225	39.0%	24.09.2017	348	102	29.3%
17	Argentina	22.10.2017	257	100	38.9%	22.10.2017	72	30	41.7%
18	Ethiopia	24.05.2015	547	212	38.8%	05.10.2015	153	49	32.0%
19	New Zealand	23.09.2017	120	46	38.3%	---	---	---	---
20	Iceland	28.10.2017	63	24	38.1%	---	---	---	---
21	Belgium	25.05.2014	150	57	38.0%	03.07.2014	60	30	50.0%
"	Ecuador	19.02.2017	137	52	38.0%	---	---	---	---
23	The F.Y.R. of Macedonia	11.12.2016	120	45	37.5%	---	---	---	---
24	Denmark	18.06.2015	179	67	37.4%	---	---	---	---
25	United Republic of Tanzania	25.10.2015	390	145	37.2%	---	---	---	---
26	Slovenia	13.07.2014	90	33	36.7%	22.11.2017	40	4	10.0%
27	Burundi	29.06.2015	121	44	36.4%	24.07.2015	43	18	41.9%
28	Netherlands	15.03.2017	150	54	36.0%	26.05.2015	75	26	34.7%
29	Italy	04.03.2018	630	225	35.7%	04.03.2018	320	113	35.3%
30	Portugal	04.10.2015	230	80	34.8%	---	---	---	---
31	Belarus	11.09.2016	110	38	34.5%	30.08.2012	56	17	30.4%
32	Austria	15.10.2017	183	63	34.4%	N.A.	61	19	31.1%
"	Serbia	24.04.2016	250	86	34.4%	---	---	---	---
34	Uganda	18.02.2016	449	154	34.3%	---	---	---	---
35	Monaco	14.02.2018	24	8	33.3%	---	---	---	---
36	Zimbabwe	31.07.2013	250	83	33.2%	31.07.2013	79	38	48.1%
37	Nepal	26.11.2017	275	90	32.7%	07.02.2018	59	22	37.3%
38	Switzerland	18.10.2015	200	65	32.5%	23.10.2011	46	7	15.2%
39	Timor-Leste	22.07.2017	65	21	32.3%	---	---	---	---
40	Andorra	01.03.2015	28	9	32.1%	---	---	---	---
41	United Kingdom	08.06.2017	650	208	32.0%	N.A.	805	207	25.7%
42	Guyana	11.05.2015	69	22	31.9%	---	---	---	---
43	Tunisia	26.10.2014	217	68	31.3%	---	---	---	---
44	Cameroon	30.09.2013	180	56	31.1%	25.03.2018	100	26	26.0%
45	El Salvador	04.03.2018	84	26	31.0%	---	---	---	---
"	Trinidad and Tobago	07.09.2015	42	13	31.0%	23.09.2015	31	9	29.0%
47	Germany	24.09.2017	709	218	30.7%	N.A.	69	27	39.1%
48	Angola	23.08.2017	220	67	30.5%	---	---	---	---
"	Sudan	13.04.2015	426	130	30.5%	01.06.2015	54	19	35.2%
50	Philippines	09.05.2016	292	86	29.5%	09.05.2016	24	6	25.0%
51	Australia	02.07.2016	150	43	28.7%	02.07.2016	76	31	40.8%
52	South Sudan	04.08.2016	383	109	28.5%	05.08.2011	50	6	12.0%
53	Luxembourg	20.10.2013	60	17	28.3%	---	---	---	---
54	Poland	25.10.2015	460	129	28.0%	25.10.2015	100	14	14.0%
55	Albania	25.06.2017	140	39	27.9%	---	---	---	---
56	Afghanistan	18.09.2010	249	69	27.7%	10.01.2015	68	18	26.5%
"	Peru	10.04.2016	130	36	27.7%	---	---	---	---
58	Israel	17.03.2015	120	33	27.5%	---	---	---	---
"	Lao People's Democratic Republic	20.03.2016	149	41	27.5%	---	---	---	---
60	Kazakhstan	20.03.2016	107	29	27.1%	28.06.2017	47	5	10.6%
61	Canada	19.10.2015	337	91	27.0%	N.A.	94	43	45.7%
62	Dominican Republic	15.05.2016	190	51	26.8%	15.05.2016	32	3	9.4%
63	Estonia	01.03.2015	101	27	26.7%	---	---	---	---
"	San Marino	20.11.2016	60	16	26.7%	---	---	---	---
"	Viet Nam	22.05.2016	494	132	26.7%	---	---	---	---
66	Djibouti	23.02.2018	65	17	26.2%	---	---	---	---
67	Algeria	04.05.2017	462	119	25.8%	29.12.2015	143	10	7.0%
68	Suriname	24.05.2015	51	13	25.5%	---	---	---	---
69	Iraq	30.04.2014	328	83	25.3%	---	---	---	---
70	Mauritania	23.11.2013	147	37	25.2%	---	---	---	---
71	Dominica	08.12.2014	32	8	25.0%	---	---	---	---
72	China	05.03.2018	2980	742	24.9%	---	---	---	---
73	Turkmenistan	25.03.2018	125	31	24.8%	---	---	---	---
74	Somalia	23.10.2016	275	67	24.4%	23.10.2016	54	13	24.1%
75	Bulgaria	26.03.2017	240	57	23.8%	---	---	---	---
76	Cabo Verde	20.03.2016	72	17	23.6%	---	---	---	---
77	Montenegro	16.10.2016	81	19	23.5%	---	---	---	---
78	Singapore	11.09.2015	100	23	23.0%	---	---	---	---
79	Republic of Moldova	30.11.2014	101	23	22.8%	---	---	---	---
80	Chile	19.11.2017	155	35	22.6%	19.11.2017	43	10	23.3%
81	United Arab Emirates	03.10.2015	40	9	22.5%	---	---	---	---
82	Ireland	26.02.2016	158	35	22.2%	25.04.2016	60	18	30.0%
"	Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)	06.12.2015	167	37	22.2%	---	---	---	---
84	Lesotho	03.06.2017	122	27	22.1%	11.07.2017	32	8	25.0%
85	Czech Republic	20.10.2017	200	44	22.0%	07.10.2016	80	15	18.8%
"	Eritrea	01.02.1994	150	33	22.0%	---	---	---	---
87	Guinea	28.09.2013	114	25	21.9%	---	---	---	---
88	Kenya	08.07.2017	349	76	21.8%	08.07.2017	68	21	30.9%
89	Bosnia and Herzegovina	12.10.2014	42	9	21.4%	29.01.2015	15	2	13.3%
90	Lithuania	09.10.2016	141	30	21.3%	---	---	---	---
91	Seychelles	08.09.2016	33	7	21.2%	---	---	---	---
92	Honduras	26.11.2017	128	27	21.1%	---	---	---	---
93	Romania	11.12.2016	329	68	20.7%	11.12.2016	136	19	14.0%
94	Pakistan	11.05.2013	340	70	20.6%	03.03.2018	104	20	19.2%
95	Morocco	07.10.2016	395	81	20.5%	02.10.2015	120	14	11.7%
96	Bangladesh	05.01.2014	350	71	20.3%	---	---	---	---
"	Cambodia	28.07.2013	123	25	20.3%	25.02.2018	62	11	17.7%
98	Uruguay	26.10.2014	99	20	20.2%	26.10.2014	31	9	29.0%
99	Equatorial Guinea	12.11.2017	100	20	20.0%	12.11.2017	72	11	15.3%
"	Slovakia	05.03.2016	150	30	20.0%	---	---	---	---
101	Saudi Arabia	02.12.2016	151	30	19.9%	---	---	---	---
102	Indonesia	09.04.2014	560	111	19.8%	---	---	---	---
103	United States of America	08.11.2016	427	83	19.4%	08.11.2016	100	23	23.0%
104	Kyrgyzstan	04.10.2015	120	23	19.2%	---	---	---	---
"	Madagascar	20.12.2013	151	29	19.2%	29.12.2015	63	13	20.6%
106	Tajikistan	01.03.2015	63	12	19.0%	27.03.2015	32	7	21.9%
107	Croatia	11.09.2016	151	28	18.5%	---	---	---	---
108	Greece	20.09.2015	300	55	18.3%	---	---	---	---
"	Panama	04.05.2014	71	13	18.3%	---	---	---	---
110	Sao Tome and Principe	12.10.2014	55	10	18.2%	---	---	---	---
111	Armenia	02.04.2017	105	19	18.1%	---	---	---	---
112	Zambia	11.08.2016	167	30	18.0%	---	---	---	---
113	Cyprus	22.05.2016	56	10	17.9%	---	---	---	---
114	Togo	25.07.2013	91	16	17.6%	---	---	---	---
115	Jamaica	22.02.2016	63	11	17.5%	10.03.2016	21	5	23.8%
116	Gabon	17.12.2011	117	20	17.1%	13.12.2014	102	18	17.6%
"	Mongolia	29.06.2016	76	13	17.1%	---	---	---	---
118	Niger	21.02.2016	171	29	17.0%	---	---	---	---
"	Republic of Korea	13.04.2016	300	51	17.0%	---	---	---	---
120	Azerbaijan	01.11.2015	125	21	16.8%	---	---	---	---
121	Barbados	21.02.2013	30	5	16.7%	06.03.2013	21	5	23.8%
"	Malawi	20.05.2014	192	32	16.7%	---	---	---	---
"	Saint Lucia	06.06.2016	18	3	16.7%	05.01.2012	11	3	27.3%
124	Democratic People's Republic of Korea	09.03.2014	687	112	16.3%	---	---	---	---
125	Fiji	17.09.2014	50	8	16.0%	---	---	---	---
"	Georgia	08.10.2016	150	24	16.0%	---	---	---	---
"	Latvia	04.10.2014	100	16	16.0%	---	---	---	---
"	Libya	25.06.2014	188	30	16.0%	---	---	---	---
"	Uzbekistan	21.12.2014	150	24	16.0%	13.01.2015	100	17	17.0%
130	Russian Federation	18.09.2016	450	71	15.8%	N.A.	170	29	17.1%
131	Jordan	20.09.2016	130	20	15.4%	27.09.2016	65	10	15.4%
132	Colombia	11.03.2018	166	25	15.1%	11.03.2018	102	31	30.4%
133	Egypt	17.10.2015	596	89	14.9%	---	---	---	---
134	Turkey	01.11.2015	549	80	14.6%	---	---	---	---
135	Guinea-Bissau	13.04.2014	102	14	13.7%	---	---	---	---
136	Saint Kitts and Nevis	16.02.2015	15	2	13.3%	---	---	---	---
137	Syrian Arab Republic	13.04.2016	250	33	13.2%	---	---	---	---
138	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	09.12.2015	23	3	13.0%	---	---	---	---
139	Bahamas	24.05.2017	39	5	12.8%	24.05.2017	16	7	43.8%
"	Chad	13.02.2011	188	24	12.8%	---	---	---	---
141	Ghana	07.12.2016	275	35	12.7%	---	---	---	---
"	Guatemala	06.09.2015	158	20	12.7%	---	---	---	---
143	Palau	01.11.2016	16	2	12.5%	01.11.2016	13	2	15.4%
144	Sierra Leone	07.03.2018	146	18	12.3%	---	---	---	---
"	Ukraine	26.10.2014	423	52	12.3%	---	---	---	---
146	Liechtenstein	05.02.2017	25	3	12.0%	---	---	---	---
147	Malta	03.06.2017	67	8	11.9%	---	---	---	---
148	India	07.04.2014	542	64	11.8%	16.01.2018	244	29	11.9%
149	Hungary	08.04.2018	199	23	11.6%	---	---	---	---
"	Mauritius	10.12.2014	69	8	11.6%	---	---	---	---
151	Congo	16.07.2017	151	17	11.3%	31.08.2017	71	14	19.7%
152	Antigua and Barbuda	21.03.2018	18	2	11.1%	26.03.2018	17	9	52.9%
153	Burkina Faso	29.11.2015	127	14	11.0%	---	---	---	---
154	Brazil	05.10.2014	513	55	10.7%	05.10.2014	81	12	14.8%
155	Cote d'Ivoire	18.12.2016	255	27	10.6%	25.03.2018	66	8	12.1%
156	Nauru	09.07.2016	19	2	10.5%	---	---	---	---
157	Malaysia	05.05.2013	222	23	10.4%	N.A.	68	15	22.1%
158	Gambia	06.04.2017	58	6	10.3%	---	---	---	---
159	Myanmar	08.11.2015	433	44	10.2%	08.11.2015	221	23	10.4%
160	Japan	22.10.2017	465	47	10.1%	10.07.2016	242	50	20.7%
161	Samoa	04.03.2016	50	5	10.0%	---	---	---	---
162	Liberia	10.10.2017	71	7	9.9%	20.12.2014	30	3	10.0%
163	Qatar	01.07.2013	41	4	9.8%	---	---	---	---
164	Botswana	24.10.2014	63	6	9.5%	---	---	---	---
165	Belize	04.11.2015	32	3	9.4%	13.11.2015	13	2	15.4%
166	Brunei Darussalam	13.01.2017	33	3	9.1%	---	---	---	---
"	Marshall Islands	16.11.2015	33	3	9.1%	---	---	---	---
168	Democratic Republic of the Congo	28.11.2011	492	44	8.9%	19.01.2007	108	5	4.6%
169	Mali	24.11.2013	147	13	8.8%	---	---	---	---
170	Central African Republic	14.02.2016	140	12	8.6%	---	---	---	---
171	Bhutan	13.07.2013	47	4	8.5%	20.04.2018	25	4	16.0%
172	Bahrain	22.11.2014	40	3	7.5%	07.12.2014	40	9	22.5%
173	Tonga	16.11.2017	27	2	7.4%	---	---	---	---
174	Benin	26.04.2015	83	6	7.2%	---	---	---	---
175	Tuvalu	31.03.2015	15	1	6.7%	---	---	---	---
176	Kiribati	30.12.2015	46	3	6.5%	---	---	---	---
177	Swaziland	20.09.2013	65	4	6.2%	30.10.2013	30	10	33.3%
178	Comoros	25.01.2015	33	2	6.1%	---	---	---	---
179	Iran (Islamic Republic of)	26.02.2016	289	17	5.9%	---	---	---	---
"	Maldives	22.03.2014	85	5	5.9%	---	---	---	---
181	Sri Lanka	17.08.2015	225	13	5.8%	---	---	---	---
182	Nigeria	28.03.2015	360	20	5.6%	28.03.2015	108	7	6.5%
183	Thailand	07.08.2014	250	12	4.8%	---	---	---	---
184	Kuwait	26.11.2016	65	2	3.1%	---	---	---	---
"	Lebanon	07.06.2009	128	4	3.1%	---	---	---	---
186	Haiti	09.08.2015	118	3	2.5%	20.11.2016	28	1	3.6%
187	Solomon Islands	19.11.2014	50	1	2.0%	---	---	---	---
188	Oman	25.10.2015	85	1	1.2%	07.11.2015	85	14	16.5%
189	Micronesia (Federated States of)	07.03.2017	14	0	0.0%	---	---	---	---
"	Papua New Guinea	24.06.2017	106	0	0.0%	---	---	---	---
"	Vanuatu	22.01.2016	52	0	0.0%	---	---	---	---
"	Yemen	27.04.2003	275	0	0.0%	28.04.2001	111	2	1.8%
?	Paraguay	22.04.2018	80	?	?	22.04.2018	45	?	?

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

1 - South Africa: The figures on the distribution of seats in the Upper House 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.