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in national parliaments
Situation as of 1st August 2018  
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 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. 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%
2Cuba11.03.201860532253.2%------------
3Bolivia12.10.20141306953.1%12.10.2014361747.2%
4Mexico01.07.201850024148.2%01.07.20181286349.2%
5Grenada13.03.201815746.7%27.04.201813430.8%
6Namibia29.11.20141044846.2%08.12.2015421023.8%
7Nicaragua06.11.2016924245.7%------------
8Costa Rica04.02.2018572645.6%------------
9Sweden14.09.201434915243.6%------------
10Finland19.04.20152008442.0%------------
"South Africa 107.05.201439316542.0%21.05.2014541935.2%
12Senegal30.07.20171656941.8%------------
13Norway11.09.20171697041.4%------------
14France11.06.201757622839.6%24.09.201734810229.3%
"Mozambique15.10.20142509939.6%------------
16Spain26.06.201635013739.1%26.06.201626610138.0%
17Argentina22.10.201725710038.9%22.10.2017723041.7%
18Ethiopia24.05.201554721238.8%05.10.20151534932.0%
19New Zealand23.09.20171204638.3%------------
20Iceland28.10.2017632438.1%------------
21Belgium25.05.20141505738.0%03.07.2014603050.0%
"Ecuador19.02.20171375238.0%------------
23The F.Y.R. of Macedonia11.12.20161204537.5%------------
24Denmark18.06.20151796737.4%------------
25United Republic of Tanzania25.10.201539014537.2%------------
26Burundi29.06.20151214436.4%24.07.2015391846.2%
27Netherlands15.03.20171505436.0%26.05.2015752634.7%
28Italy04.03.201863022535.7%04.03.201832011335.3%
29Portugal04.10.20152308034.8%------------
30Belarus11.09.20161103834.5%30.08.2012561730.4%
31Austria15.10.20171836334.4%N.A.611931.1%
"Serbia24.04.20162508634.4%------------
33Uganda18.02.201644915434.3%------------
34Timor-Leste12.05.2018652233.8%------------
35Monaco14.02.201824833.3%------------
36Nepal26.11.20172759032.7%07.02.2018592237.3%
37Switzerland18.10.20152006532.5%23.10.201146715.2%
38Andorra01.03.201528932.1%------------
39United Kingdom08.06.201765020832.0%N.A.80520725.7%
40Guyana11.05.2015692231.9%------------
41Zimbabwe30.07.20182708531.5%30.07.2018803543.8%
42Tunisia26.10.20142176831.3%------------
43Cameroon30.09.20131805631.1%25.03.20181002626.0%
44El Salvador04.03.2018842631.0%------------
"Trinidad and Tobago07.09.2015421331.0%23.09.201531929.0%
46Germany24.09.201770921830.7%N.A.692739.1%
47Angola23.08.20172206730.5%------------
"Sudan13.04.201542613030.5%01.06.2015541935.2%
49Philippines09.05.20162928629.5%09.05.201624625.0%
50Australia02.07.20161504328.7%02.07.2016763140.8%
51South Sudan04.08.201638310928.5%05.08.201150612.0%
52Luxembourg20.10.2013601728.3%------------
53Poland25.10.201546012928.0%25.10.20151001414.0%
54Albania25.06.20171403927.9%------------
55Afghanistan18.09.20102496927.7%10.01.2015681826.5%
"Peru10.04.20161303627.7%------------
57Israel17.03.20151203327.5%------------
"Lao People's Democratic Republic20.03.20161494127.5%------------
59Kazakhstan20.03.20161072927.1%28.06.201747510.6%
60Canada19.10.20153379127.0%N.A.944345.7%
61Dominican Republic15.05.20161905126.8%15.05.20163239.4%
62Estonia01.03.20151012726.7%------------
"San Marino20.11.2016601626.7%------------
"Viet Nam22.05.201649413226.7%------------
65Djibouti23.02.2018651726.2%------------
66Algeria04.05.201746211925.8%29.12.2015143107.0%
67Iraq12.05.20183298425.5%------------
"Suriname24.05.2015511325.5%------------
69Mauritania23.11.20131473725.2%------------
70Dominica08.12.201432825.0%------------
71China05.03.2018298074224.9%------------
72Turkmenistan25.03.20181253124.8%------------
73Slovenia03.06.2018902224.4%22.11.201740410.0%
"Somalia23.10.20162756724.4%23.10.2016541324.1%
75Bulgaria26.03.20172405723.8%------------
76Cabo Verde20.03.2016721723.6%------------
77Montenegro16.10.2016811923.5%------------
78Singapore11.09.20151002323.0%------------
79Republic of Moldova30.11.20141012322.8%------------
80Chile19.11.20171553522.6%19.11.2017431023.3%
81United Arab Emirates03.10.201540922.5%------------
82Ireland26.02.20161583522.2%25.04.2016601830.0%
"Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)06.12.20151673722.2%------------
84Lesotho03.06.20171222722.1%11.07.201732825.0%
85Czech Republic20.10.20172004422.0%07.10.2016801518.8%
"Eritrea01.02.19941503322.0%------------
87Guinea28.09.20131142521.9%------------
88Kenya08.07.20173497621.8%08.07.2017682130.9%
89Bosnia and Herzegovina12.10.201442921.4%29.01.201515213.3%
90Lithuania09.10.20161413021.3%------------
91Seychelles08.09.201633721.2%------------
92Honduras26.11.20171282721.1%------------
93Romania11.12.20163296820.7%11.12.20161361914.0%
94Pakistan25.08.20183306820.6%03.03.20181042019.2%
95Morocco07.10.20163958120.5%02.10.20151201411.7%
96Bangladesh05.01.20143507120.3%------------
97Uruguay26.10.2014992020.2%26.10.201431929.0%
98Barbados24.05.201830620.0%05.06.201821838.1%
"Equatorial Guinea12.11.20171002020.0%12.11.2017721115.3%
"Slovakia05.03.20161503020.0%------------
101Saudi Arabia02.12.20161513019.9%------------
102Indonesia09.04.201456011119.8%------------
103United States of America08.11.20164298419.6%08.11.20161002323.0%
104Kyrgyzstan04.10.20151202319.2%------------
"Madagascar20.12.20131512919.2%29.12.2015631320.6%
106Tajikistan01.03.2015631219.0%27.03.201532721.9%
107Croatia11.09.20161512818.5%------------
108Greece20.09.20153005518.3%------------
"Panama04.05.2014711318.3%------------
110Sao Tome and Principe12.10.2014551018.2%------------
111Armenia02.04.20171051918.1%------------
"Colombia11.03.20181713118.1%11.03.20181082220.4%
113Zambia11.08.20161673018.0%------------
114Cyprus22.05.2016561017.9%------------
115Togo25.07.2013911617.6%------------
116Jamaica22.02.2016631117.5%10.03.201621523.8%
117Turkey24.06.201859610417.4%------------
118Gabon17.12.20111172017.1%13.12.20141021817.6%
"Mongolia29.06.2016761317.1%------------
120Niger21.02.20161712917.0%------------
"Republic of Korea13.04.20163005117.0%------------
122Azerbaijan01.11.20151252116.8%------------
123Malawi20.05.20141923216.7%------------
"Saint Lucia06.06.201618316.7%05.01.201211327.3%
125Democratic People's Republic of Korea09.03.201468711216.3%------------
126Fiji17.09.201450816.0%------------
"Georgia08.10.20161502416.0%------------
"Latvia04.10.20141001616.0%------------
"Libya25.06.20141883016.0%------------
"Uzbekistan21.12.20141502416.0%13.01.20151001717.0%
131Russian Federation18.09.20164507115.8%N.A.1702917.1%
132Jordan20.09.20161302015.4%27.09.2016651015.4%
133Chad13.02.20111772715.3%------------
134Cambodia29.07.20181251915.2%25.02.2018621117.7%
135Paraguay22.04.2018801215.0%22.04.201845817.8%
136Egypt17.10.20155968914.9%------------
137Malaysia09.05.20182233113.9%N.A.681522.1%
138Guinea-Bissau13.04.20141021413.7%------------
139Saint Kitts and Nevis16.02.201515213.3%------------
140Syrian Arab Republic13.04.20162503313.2%------------
141Saint Vincent and the Grenadines09.12.201523313.0%------------
142Bahamas24.05.201739512.8%24.05.201716743.8%
143Ghana07.12.20162753512.7%------------
"Guatemala06.09.20151582012.7%------------
145Hungary08.04.20181992512.6%------------
146Palau01.11.201616212.5%01.11.201613215.4%
147Sierra Leone07.03.20181461812.3%------------
"Ukraine26.10.20144235212.3%------------
149Liechtenstein05.02.201725312.0%------------
150Malta03.06.201767811.9%------------
151India07.04.20145426411.8%16.01.20182372711.4%
152Mauritius10.12.201469811.6%------------
153Congo16.07.20171511711.3%31.08.2017711419.7%
154Antigua and Barbuda21.03.201818211.1%26.03.201817952.9%
155Burkina Faso29.11.20151271411.0%------------
156Brazil05.10.20145135510.7%05.10.2014811214.8%
157Cote d'Ivoire18.12.20162552710.6%25.03.201866812.1%
158Nauru09.07.201619210.5%------------
159Gambia06.04.201758610.3%------------
160Myanmar08.11.20154334410.2%08.11.20152212310.4%
161Japan22.10.20174654710.1%10.07.20162425020.7%
162Samoa04.03.201650510.0%------------
163Liberia10.10.20177179.9%20.12.201430310.0%
164Qatar01.07.20134149.8%------------
165Botswana24.10.20146369.5%------------
166Belize04.11.20153239.4%13.11.201513215.4%
167Brunei Darussalam13.01.20173339.1%------------
"Marshall Islands16.11.20153339.1%------------
169Democratic Republic of the Congo28.11.2011492448.9%19.01.200710854.6%
170Mali24.11.2013147138.8%------------
171Central African Republic14.02.2016140128.6%------------
172Bhutan13.07.20134748.5%20.04.201825416.0%
173Bahrain22.11.20144037.5%07.12.201440922.5%
174Tonga16.11.20172727.4%------------
175Benin26.04.20158367.2%------------
176Tuvalu31.03.20151516.7%------------
177Kiribati30.12.20154636.5%------------
178Eswatini20.09.20136546.2%30.10.2013301033.3%
179Comoros25.01.20153326.1%------------
180Iran (Islamic Republic of)26.02.2016289175.9%------------
"Maldives22.03.20148555.9%------------
182Sri Lanka17.08.2015225135.8%------------
183Nigeria28.03.2015360205.6%28.03.201510876.5%
184Thailand07.08.2014250124.8%------------
185Lebanon06.05.201812864.7%------------
186Solomon Islands19.11.20145024.0%------------
187Kuwait26.11.20166523.1%------------
188Haiti09.08.201511832.5%20.11.20162813.6%
189Oman25.10.20158511.2%07.11.2015851416.5%
190Micronesia (Federated States of)07.03.20171400.0%------------
"Papua New Guinea24.06.201710600.0%------------
"Vanuatu22.01.20165200.0%------------
"Yemen27.04.200327500.0%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 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.