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in national parliaments
Situation as of 1st August 2017  
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 August 2017. 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
1Rwanda16.09.2013804961.3%26.09.2011261038.5%
2Bolivia12.10.20141306953.1%12.10.2014361747.2%
3Cuba03.02.201361229948.9%------------
4Iceland29.10.2016633047.6%------------
5Nicaragua06.11.2016924245.7%------------
6Sweden14.09.201434915243.6%------------
7Mexico07.06.201550021342.6%01.07.20121284736.7%
8Finland19.04.20152008442.0%------------
9South Africa 107.05.201439716641.8%21.05.2014541935.2%
10Namibia29.11.20141044341.3%08.12.2015421023.8%
11Mozambique15.10.20142509939.6%------------
"Norway09.09.20131696739.6%------------
13Spain26.06.201635013739.1%26.06.201626610138.0%
14France11.06.201757722539.0%28.09.20143489527.3%
15Argentina25.10.201525710038.9%25.10.2015723041.7%
16Ethiopia24.05.201554721238.8%05.10.20151534932.0%
17Angola31.08.20122208438.2%------------
18Belgium25.05.20141505738.0%03.07.2014603050.0%
"Ecuador19.02.20171375238.0%------------
20Denmark18.06.20151796737.4%------------
21Germany22.09.201363023337.0%N.A.692739.1%
22Slovenia13.07.2014903336.7%20.11.20124037.5%
23Burundi29.06.20151214436.4%24.07.2015431841.9%
"United Republic of Tanzania25.10.201539314336.4%------------
25Netherlands15.03.20171505436.0%26.05.2015752634.7%
26Costa Rica02.02.2014572035.1%------------
27Portugal04.10.20152308034.8%------------
28Belarus11.09.20161103834.5%30.08.2012561730.4%
29Serbia24.04.20162508634.4%------------
30Uganda18.02.201644915434.3%------------
31New Zealand20.09.20141204134.2%------------
"The F.Y.R. of Macedonia11.12.20161204134.2%------------
33Grenada19.02.201315533.3%27.03.201313215.4%
34Zimbabwe31.07.20132708832.6%31.07.2013803847.5%
35Switzerland18.10.20152006532.5%23.10.201146715.2%
36Timor-Leste22.07.2017652132.3%------------
37Andorra01.03.201528932.1%------------
"El Salvador01.03.2015842732.1%------------
39United Kingdom08.06.201765020832.0%N.A.80520725.7%
40Guyana11.05.2015692231.9%------------
41Tunisia26.10.20142176831.3%------------
42Cameroon30.09.20131805631.1%14.04.20131002020.0%
43Italy24.02.201363019531.0%24.02.20133209128.4%
"Trinidad and Tobago07.09.2015421331.0%23.09.201531929.0%
45Austria29.09.20131835630.6%N.A.611931.1%
46Sudan13.04.201542613030.5%01.06.2015541935.2%
47Nepal19.11.201359517629.6%------------
48Philippines09.05.20162928629.5%09.05.201624625.0%
49Australia02.07.20161504328.7%02.07.2016763140.8%
50South Sudan04.08.201638310928.5%05.08.201150612.0%
51Luxembourg20.10.2013601728.3%------------
52Poland25.10.201546012928.0%25.10.20151001414.0%
53Afghanistan18.09.20102496927.7%10.01.2015681826.5%
"Peru10.04.20161303627.7%------------
55Israel17.03.20151203327.5%------------
"Lao People's Democratic Republic20.03.20161494127.5%------------
57Kazakhstan20.03.20161072927.1%28.06.201747510.6%
58Dominican Republic15.05.20161905126.8%15.05.20163239.4%
59Estonia01.03.20151012726.7%------------
"San Marino20.11.2016601626.7%------------
"Viet Nam22.05.201649413226.7%------------
62Canada19.10.20153358826.3%N.A.1004343.0%
63Algeria04.05.201746211925.8%29.12.2015143107.0%
"Honduras24.11.20131283325.8%------------
"Turkmenistan15.12.20131243225.8%------------
66Suriname24.05.2015511325.5%------------
67Iraq30.04.20143288325.3%------------
68Mauritania23.11.20131473725.2%08.11.200956814.3%
69Dominica08.12.201432825.0%------------
70Somalia23.10.20162756724.4%23.10.2016541324.1%
71China05.03.2013292470924.2%------------
72Equatorial Guinea26.05.20131002424.0%26.05.2013731216.4%
73Bulgaria26.03.20172405723.8%------------
"Singapore11.09.20151012423.8%------------
75Cabo Verde20.03.2016721723.6%------------
76Montenegro16.10.2016811923.5%------------
77Lesotho03.06.20171182722.9%11.07.201731825.8%
78Republic of Moldova30.11.20141012322.8%------------
79United Arab Emirates03.10.201540922.5%------------
80Ireland26.02.20161583522.2%25.04.2016601830.0%
"Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)06.12.20151673722.2%------------
82Eritrea01.02.19941503322.0%------------
83Guinea28.09.20131142521.9%------------
84Bosnia and Herzegovina12.10.201442921.4%29.01.201515213.3%
85Lithuania09.10.20161413021.3%------------
86Seychelles08.09.201633721.2%------------
87Monaco10.02.201324520.8%------------
88Romania11.12.20163296820.7%11.12.20161361914.0%
89Pakistan11.05.20133407020.6%05.03.20151041918.3%
90Morocco07.10.20163958120.5%02.10.20151201411.7%
91Bangladesh05.01.20143507120.3%------------
"Cambodia28.07.20131232520.3%29.01.201261914.8%
93Uruguay26.10.2014992020.2%26.10.201431929.0%
94Czech Republic25.10.20132004020.0%07.10.2016801518.8%
"Slovakia05.03.20161503020.0%------------
96Saudi Arabia02.12.20161513019.9%------------
97Indonesia09.04.201456011119.8%------------
98Kenya04.03.20133506819.4%04.03.2013681826.5%
"United States of America08.11.20164338419.4%08.11.20161002121.0%
100Kyrgyzstan04.10.20151202319.2%------------
"Madagascar20.12.20131512919.2%29.12.2015631320.6%
102Tajikistan01.03.2015631219.0%27.03.201532721.9%
103Colombia09.03.20141663118.7%09.03.20141022221.6%
104Croatia11.09.20161512818.5%------------
105Greece20.09.20153005518.3%------------
"Panama04.05.2014711318.3%------------
107Sao Tome and Principe12.10.2014551018.2%------------
108Armenia02.04.20171051918.1%------------
109Zambia11.08.20161673018.0%------------
110Cyprus22.05.2016561017.9%------------
111Togo25.07.2013911617.6%------------
112Jamaica22.02.2016631117.5%10.03.201621523.8%
113Gabon17.12.20111172017.1%13.12.20141021817.6%
"Mongolia29.06.2016761317.1%------------
115Niger21.02.20161712917.0%------------
"Republic of Korea13.04.20163005117.0%------------
117Azerbaijan01.11.20151252116.8%------------
118Barbados21.02.201330516.7%06.03.201321523.8%
"Malawi20.05.20141923216.7%------------
"Saint Lucia06.06.201618316.7%05.01.201211327.3%
121Democratic People's Republic of Korea09.03.201468711216.3%------------
122Fiji17.09.201450816.0%------------
"Georgia08.10.20161502416.0%------------
"Latvia04.10.20141001616.0%------------
"Libya25.06.20141883016.0%------------
"Uzbekistan21.12.20141502416.0%13.01.20151001717.0%
127Chile17.11.20131201915.8%17.11.201338615.8%
"Russian Federation18.09.20164507115.8%N.A.1702917.1%
129Jordan20.09.20161302015.4%27.09.2016651015.4%
130Egypt17.10.20155968914.9%------------
131Turkey01.11.20155498014.6%------------
132Paraguay21.04.2013801113.8%21.04.201345920.0%
133Guinea-Bissau13.04.20141021413.7%------------
134Saint Kitts and Nevis16.02.201515213.3%------------
135Syrian Arab Republic13.04.20162503313.2%------------
136Saint Vincent and the Grenadines09.12.201523313.0%------------
137Bahamas24.05.201739512.8%24.05.201716743.8%
"Chad13.02.20111882412.8%------------
139Ghana07.12.20162753512.7%------------
"Guatemala06.09.20151582012.7%------------
141Palau01.11.201616212.5%01.11.201613215.4%
142Sierra Leone17.11.20121211512.4%------------
143Liberia11.10.201173912.3%20.12.201430310.0%
"Ukraine26.10.20144235212.3%------------
145Liechtenstein05.02.201725312.0%------------
146Malta03.06.201767811.9%------------
147India07.04.20145426411.8%21.03.20162442711.1%
148Mauritius10.12.201469811.6%------------
149Congo16.07.20171511711.3%12.10.2014721419.4%
150Antigua and Barbuda12.06.201418211.1%25.06.201417529.4%
151Burkina Faso29.11.20151271411.0%------------
152Djibouti22.02.201365710.8%------------
153Brazil05.10.20145135510.7%05.10.2014811214.8%
154Cote d'Ivoire18.12.20162552710.6%------------
155Nauru09.07.201619210.5%------------
156Malaysia05.05.20132222310.4%N.A.681522.1%
157Gambia06.04.201758610.3%------------
158Myanmar08.11.20154334410.2%08.11.20152212310.4%
159Hungary06.04.20141992010.1%------------
160Samoa04.03.201650510.0%------------
161Botswana24.10.20146369.5%------------
162Belize04.11.20153239.4%13.11.201513215.4%
163Japan14.12.2014475449.3%10.07.20162425020.7%
164Brunei Darussalam13.01.20173339.1%------------
"Marshall Islands16.11.20153339.1%------------
166Democratic Republic of the Congo28.11.2011492448.9%19.01.200710854.6%
167Mali24.11.2013147138.8%------------
168Central African Republic14.02.2016140128.6%------------
169Bhutan13.07.20134748.5%23.04.20132528.0%
170Bahrain22.11.20144037.5%07.12.201440922.5%
171Benin26.04.20158367.2%------------
172Tuvalu31.03.20151516.7%------------
173Kiribati30.12.20154636.5%------------
174Swaziland20.09.20136546.2%30.10.2013301033.3%
175Comoros25.01.20153326.1%------------
176Iran (Islamic Republic of)26.02.2016289175.9%------------
"Maldives22.03.20148555.9%------------
178Sri Lanka17.08.2015225135.8%------------
179Nigeria28.03.2015360205.6%28.03.201510876.5%
180Thailand07.08.2014250124.8%------------
181Tonga27.11.20142613.8%------------
182Kuwait26.11.20166523.1%------------
"Lebanon07.06.200912843.1%------------
184Haiti09.08.201511832.5%20.11.20162813.6%
185Solomon Islands19.11.20145012.0%------------
186Oman25.10.20158511.2%07.11.2015851416.5%
187Micronesia (Federated States of)07.03.20171400.0%------------
"Papua New Guinea24.06.201710600.0%------------
"Qatar01.07.20133500.0%------------
"Vanuatu22.01.20165200.0%------------
"Yemen27.04.200327500.0%28.04.200111121.8%
?Albania25.06.2017140??------------
?Senegal30.07.2017165??------------
* 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.