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in national parliaments
Situation as of 1st June 2015  
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 June 2015. 190 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
1Rwanda9 2013805163.8%9 2011261038.5%
2Bolivia10 20141306953.1%10 2014361747.2%
3Cuba2 201361229948.9%------------
4Seychelles9 2011321443.8%------------
5Sweden9 201434915243.6%------------
6Senegal7 20121506442.7%------------
7South Africa 15 201439616641.9%5 2014541935.2%
8Ecuador2 20131375741.6%------------
9Finland4 20152008341.5%------------
10Iceland4 2013632641.3%------------
"Namibia11 20141044341.3%11 201026623.1%
"Nicaragua11 2011923841.3%------------
11Spain11 201135014441.1%11 20112669033.8%
12Mozambique10 20142509939.6%------------
"Norway9 20131696739.6%------------
13Andorra3 2015281139.3%------------
"Belgium5 20141505939.3%7 2014603050.0%
14Timor-Leste7 2012652538.5%------------
15Denmark9 20111796838.0%------------
"Mexico7 201250019038.0%7 20121284333.6%
16Netherlands9 20121505637.3%5 2015752634.7%
17Angola8 20122208136.8%------------
18Slovenia7 2014903336.7%11 20124037.5%
19Germany9 201363123036.5%N.A.692840.6%
20Argentina10 20132579336.2%10 2013722838.9%
21United Republic of Tanzania10 201035012636.0%------------
22Guyana5 2015371335.1%------------
23Uganda2 201138613535.0%------------
24Serbia3 20142508534.0%------------
25Costa Rica2 2014571933.3%------------
"Grenada2 201315533.3%3 201313215.4%
"The F.Y.R. of Macedonia4 20141234133.3%------------
26El Salvador3 2015842732.1%------------
27Algeria5 201246214631.6%12 2012144106.9%
28Zimbabwe7 20132708531.5%7 2013803847.5%
29New Zealand9 20141213831.4%------------
30Portugal6 20112307231.3%------------
"Tunisia10 20142176831.3%------------
31Cameroon9 20131805631.1%4 20131002020.0%
32Italy2 201363019531.0%2 20133219128.3%
33Austria9 20131835630.6%N.A.611829.5%
34Burundi7 20101053230.5%7 2010411946.3%
"Sudan4 201542613030.5%6 2015541935.2%
"Switzerland10 20112006130.5%10 201146919.6%
35Nepal11 201359917729.5%------------
36United Kingdom5 201565019129.4%N.A.79119124.1%
37Trinidad and Tobago5 2010421228.6%6 201031619.4%
38Luxembourg10 2013601728.3%------------
39Afghanistan9 20102496927.7%1 20151021817.6%
40Belarus9 20121103027.3%8 2012581932.8%
41Philippines5 20132907927.2%5 201324625.0%
42Australia9 20131504026.7%9 2013762938.2%
43Iraq4 20143288726.5%------------
"South Sudan8 20113328826.5%8 201150510.0%
44France6 201257715126.2%9 20143488725.0%
"Kazakhstan1 20121072826.2%10 20144736.4%
45Croatia12 20111513925.8%------------
"Honduras11 20131283325.8%------------
"Turkmenistan12 20131243225.8%------------
46Canada5 20113047725.3%N.A.853338.8%
"Singapore5 2011992525.3%------------
47Mauritania11 20131473725.2%11 200956814.3%
48Lao People's Democratic Republic4 20111323325.0%------------
"Lesotho2 20151203025.0%3 201533824.2%
49Viet Nam5 201149812124.3%------------
50Israel3 20151202924.2%------------
51Poland10 201146011124.1%10 20111001313.0%
52Equatorial Guinea5 20131002424.0%5 2013731013.7%
53Estonia3 20151012423.8%------------
54China3 2013295969923.6%------------
55Lithuania10 20121413323.4%------------
56Kyrgyzstan10 20101202823.3%------------
57Greece1 20153006923.0%------------
58Peru4 20111302922.3%------------
59Eritrea2 19941503322.0%------------
60Dominica12 201432721.9%------------
"Guinea9 20131142521.9%------------
61Republic of Moldova11 20141012221.8%------------
62Bosnia and Herzegovina10 201442921.4%1 201515213.3%
63Cabo Verde2 2011721520.8%------------
"Dominican Republic5 20101833820.8%5 20103239.4%
"Monaco2 201324520.8%------------
64Albania6 20131402920.7%------------
"Pakistan5 20133236720.7%3 20151001818.0%
65Madagascar12 20131513120.5%------------
66Bulgaria10 20142404920.4%------------
67Cambodia7 20131232520.3%1 2012611016.4%
68Bangladesh1 20143507020.0%------------
"Czech Republic10 20132004020.0%10 2014811518.5%
"Liechtenstein2 201325520.0%------------
69Colombia3 20141663319.9%3 20141022322.5%
"Saudi Arabia1 20131513019.9%------------
70Kenya3 20133506919.7%3 2013681826.5%
71United States of America11 20144338419.4%11 20141002020.0%
72Panama5 2014571119.3%------------
73Tajikistan3 2015631219.0%3 20153226.3%
74Slovakia3 20121502818.7%------------
75Sao Tome and Principe10 2014551018.2%------------
76Latvia10 20141001818.0%------------
77Togo7 2013911617.6%------------
78United Arab Emirates9 201140717.5%------------
79Montenegro10 2012811417.3%------------
80Indonesia4 20145559517.1%------------
81Morocco11 20113956717.0%10 200927062.2%
"Venezuela9 20101652817.0%------------
82Barbados2 201330516.7%3 201321523.8%
"Malawi5 20141923216.7%------------
"Saint Lucia11 201118316.7%1 201211327.3%
"San Marino11 2012601016.7%------------
83Democratic People's Republic of Korea3 201468711216.3%------------
"Ireland2 20111662716.3%4 2011601830.0%
"Republic of Korea4 20123004916.3%------------
84Uruguay10 2014991616.2%10 201431929.0%
85Libya6 20141883016.0%------------
"Uzbekistan12 20141502416.0%1 20151001717.0%
86Chile11 20131201915.8%11 201338615.8%
87Azerbaijan11 20101221915.6%------------
88Paraguay4 2013801215.0%4 201345920.0%
89Chad2 20111882814.9%------------
"Mongolia6 2012741114.9%------------
90Turkey6 20115487914.4%------------
91Gabon12 20111201714.2%12 2014991818.2%
92Fiji9 201450714.0%------------
93Somalia8 20122753813.8%------------
94Guinea-Bissau4 20141021413.7%------------
"Romania12 20124015513.7%12 2012168137.7%
95Russian Federation12 20114506113.6%N.A.1702917.1%
96Burkina Faso11 2014901213.3%------------
"Guatemala9 20111582113.3%------------
"Niger1 20111131513.3%------------
"Saint Kitts and Nevis2 201515213.3%------------
97Bahamas5 201238513.2%5 201216425.0%
98Saint Vincent and the Grenadines12 201023313.0%------------
99Malta3 201370912.9%------------
100Djibouti2 201355712.7%------------
"Jamaica12 201163812.7%9 200721628.6%
"Zambia9 20111582012.7%------------
101Cyprus5 201156712.5%------------
102Sierra Leone11 20121211512.4%------------
"Syrian Arab Republic5 20122503112.4%------------
103India4 20145436512.0%1 20142433112.8%
"Jordan1 20131501812.0%10 201375810.7%
104Ukraine10 20144225011.8%------------
105Mauritius12 201469811.6%------------
106Georgia10 20121501711.3%------------
107Antigua and Barbuda6 201418211.1%6 201417741.2%
108Liberia10 201173811.0%12 201430310.0%
109Ghana12 20122753010.9%------------
110Armenia5 20121311410.7%------------
111Malaysia5 20132222310.4%N.A.591728.8%
112Hungary4 20141982010.1%------------
113Brazil10 2014513519.9%10 2014811316.0%
114Botswana10 20146369.5%------------
"Japan12 2014475459.5%7 20132423815.7%
115Gambia3 20125359.4%------------
116Cote d'Ivoire12 2011251239.2%------------
117Democratic Republic of the Congo11 2011492448.9%1 200710854.6%
118Mali11 2013147138.8%------------
119Kiribati10 20114648.7%------------
120Bhutan7 20134748.5%4 20132528.0%
121Bahrain11 20144037.5%12 201440922.5%
122Congo7 2012136107.4%10 2014721419.4%
123Benin4 20158367.2%------------
124Tuvalu3 20151516.7%------------
125Myanmar11 2010420266.2%11 201021541.9%
"Swaziland9 20136546.2%10 2013301033.3%
126Samoa3 20114936.1%------------
"Thailand8 2014197126.1%------------
127Maldives3 20148555.9%------------
128Sri Lanka4 2010225135.8%------------
129Nigeria3 2015360205.6%3 201510876.5%
130Nauru6 20131915.3%------------
131Haiti11 20109544.2%11 20102000.0%
132Belize3 20123213.1%3 201213538.5%
"Iran (Islamic Republic of)5 201229093.1%------------
"Lebanon6 200912843.1%------------
133Comoros1 20153313.0%------------
"Marshall Islands11 20113313.0%------------
134Papua New Guinea6 201211132.7%------------
135Solomon Islands11 20145012.0%------------
136Kuwait7 20136511.5%------------
137Oman10 20118411.2%10 2011831518.1%
138Micronesia (Federated States of)3 20151200.0%------------
"Palau11 20121600.0%11 201213323.1%
"Qatar7 20133500.0%------------
"Tonga11 20142600.0%------------
"Vanuatu10 20125200.0%------------
"Yemen4 200330000.0%4 200111121.8%
139Ethiopia5 2015547??5 20101352216.3%
140Suriname5 201551??------------
* 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.