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in national parliaments
Situation as of 31 March 2011  
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 31 March 2011. 186 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 2008804556.3%10 200326934.6%
2Sweden9 201034915745.0%------------
3South Africa 14 200940017844.5%4 2009541629.6%
4Cuba1 200861426543.2%------------
5Iceland4 2009632742.9%------------
6Finland3 20072008040.0%------------
7Norway9 20091696739.6%------------
8Belgium6 20101505939.3%6 2010712636.6%
"Netherlands6 20101505939.3%5 2007752634.7%
9Mozambique10 20092509839.2%------------
10Angola9 20082208538.6%------------
"Costa Rica2 2010572238.6%------------
11Argentina6 20092579938.5%6 2009712535.2%
12Denmark11 20071796838.0%------------
13Spain3 200835012836.6%3 20082638532.3%
14United Republic of Tanzania10 201035012636.0%------------
15Andorra4 2009281035.7%------------
16New Zealand11 20081224133.6%------------
17Nepal4 200859419733.2%------------
18Germany9 200962220432.8%N.A.691521.7%
19The F.Y.R. of Macedonia6 20081203932.5%------------
20Ecuador4 20091244032.3%------------
21Burundi7 20101063432.1%7 2010411946.3%
22Belarus9 20081103531.8%7 2008581932.8%
23Guyana8 2006702130.0%------------
24Timor-Leste6 2007651929.2%------------
25Switzerland10 20072005829.0%10 2007461021.7%
26Trinidad and Tobago5 2010421228.6%6 201031825.8%
27Austria9 20081835127.9%N.A.611829.5%
28Ethiopia5 201054715227.8%5 20101352216.3%
29Afghanistan9 20102496927.7%1 20111022827.5%
30Peru4 20061203327.5%------------
31Portugal9 20092306327.4%------------
32Mexico7 200950013126.2%7 20061282922.7%
33Monaco2 200823626.1%------------
34Viet Nam5 200749312725.8%------------
35Sudan4 201044611425.6%5 201046510.9%
36Bolivia12 20091303325.4%12 2009361747.2%
37Iraq3 20103258225.2%------------
"Lao People's Democratic Republic4 20061152925.2%------------
38Australia8 20101503724.7%8 2010762735.5%
39Namibia11 2009781924.4%11 201026726.9%
40Lesotho2 20071202924.2%3 200733618.2%
41Liechtenstein2 200925624.0%------------
42Croatia11 20071533623.5%------------
"Seychelles5 200734823.5%------------
43Singapore5 2006942223.4%------------
44Kyrgyzstan10 20101202823.3%------------
45Senegal6 20071503422.7%8 20071004040.0%
46United Arab Emirates12 200640922.5%------------
47Pakistan2 20083427622.2%3 20091001717.0%
48Canada10 20083086822.1%N.A.933234.4%
"Mauritania11 2006952122.1%11 200956814.3%
"Philippines5 20102806222.1%5 201023313.0%
49Czech Republic5 20102004422.0%10 2010811518.5%
"Eritrea2 19941503322.0%------------
"United Kingdom5 201065014322.0%N.A.73314720.1%
"Uzbekistan12 20091503322.0%1 20101001515.0%
50Serbia5 20082505421.6%------------
51China3 2008298763721.3%------------
"Italy4 200863013421.3%4 20083215918.4%
52Cambodia7 20081232621.1%1 200661914.8%
53Bulgaria7 20092405020.8%------------
"Cape Verde2 2011721520.8%------------
"Dominican Republic5 20101833820.8%5 20103239.4%
"Malawi5 20091924020.8%------------
54Nicaragua11 2006921920.7%------------
55Latvia10 20101002020.0%------------
"Luxembourg6 2009601220.0%------------
"Poland10 20074609220.0%10 200710088.0%
56Israel2 20091202319.2%------------
57Lithuania10 20081412719.1%------------
58El Salvador1 2009841619.0%------------
"Tajikistan2 2010631219.0%3 201034514.7%
59France6 200757710918.9%9 20083437521.9%
60Mauritius5 2010691318.8%------------
"Republic of Moldova11 20101011918.8%------------
61Bangladesh12 20083456418.6%------------
62Sao Tome and Principe8 2010551018.2%------------
63Honduras11 20091282318.0%------------
"Indonesia4 200956010118.0%------------
64Kazakhstan8 20071071917.8%10 20084724.3%
65Greece10 20093005217.3%------------
66Venezuela9 20101652817.0%------------
67Turkmenistan12 20081252116.8%------------
"United States of America 211 20104357316.8%11 20101001717.0%
68Bosnia and Herzegovina10 201042716.7%3 200715213.3%
"San Marino11 2008601016.7%------------
69Albania6 20091402316.4%------------
70Azerbaijan11 20101252016.0%------------
"Slovakia6 20101502416.0%------------
71Democratic People's Republic of Korea3 200968710715.6%------------
72Burkina Faso5 20071111715.3%------------
73Uruguay10 2009991515.2%10 200931412.9%
74Ireland2 20111662515.1%7 2007591322.0%
75Zimbabwe3 20082143215.0%3 2008992424.2%
76Gabon1 20091161714.7%1 20091021817.6%
"Republic of Korea4 20082994414.7%------------
77Slovenia9 2008901314.4%11 20074012.5%
78Saint Vincent and the Grenadines12 201021314.3%------------
79Chile12 20091201714.2%12 200938513.2%
80Russian Federation12 20074506314.0%N.A.16984.7%
"Zambia9 20061572214.0%------------
81Cameroon7 20071802513.9%------------
82Djibouti2 200865913.8%------------
83Swaziland9 200866913.6%10 2008301240.0%
84Grenada7 200815213.3%8 200813430.8%
"Jamaica9 200760813.3%9 200721523.8%
"Thailand12 20074736313.3%3 20081502416.0%
85Sierra Leone8 20071211613.2%------------
86Colombia3 20101662112.7%3 20101021615.7%
87Cyprus5 200656712.5%------------
"Dominica12 200932412.5%------------
"Liberia10 200564812.5%10 200530516.7%
"Madagascar10 20102563212.5%10 2010901011.1%
"Paraguay4 2008801012.5%4 200845715.6%
88Syrian Arab Republic4 20072503112.4%------------
89Bahamas5 200741512.2%5 200715533.3%
90Guatemala9 20071581912.0%------------
91Romania11 20083343811.4%11 200813785.8%
92Japan8 20094805411.3%7 20102424418.2%
93Haiti11 201018211.1%11 201030? ?
"Montenegro3 200981911.1%------------
"Saint Lucia12 200618211.1%1 200711436.4%
"Togo10 200781911.1%------------
94Benin3 200383910.8%------------
"India4 20095455910.8%3 20102422510.3%
"Jordan11 20101201310.8%11 201060915.0%
95Antigua and Barbuda3 200919210.5%4 200917529.4%
"Morocco9 20073253410.5%10 200927062.2%
96Mali7 20071471510.2%------------
97Barbados1 200830310.0%2 200821733.3%
"Equatorial Guinea5 20081001010.0%------------
"Guinea-Bissau11 20081001010.0%------------
98Malaysia3 2008222229.9%N.A.641828.1%
99Kenya12 2007224229.8%------------
"Suriname5 20105159.8%------------
100Armenia5 2007131129.2%------------
101Hungary4 2010386359.1%------------
"Turkey7 2007549509.1%------------
102Cote d'Ivoire12 2000203188.9%------------
103Malta3 20086968.7%------------
104Brazil10 2010513448.6%10 2010811316.0%
105Bhutan3 20084748.5%12 200725624.0%
"Panama5 20097168.5%------------
106Democratic Republic of the Congo7 2006500428.4%1 200710854.6%
107Ghana12 2008230198.3%------------
108Ukraine9 2007450368.0%------------
109Botswana10 20096357.9%------------
110Algeria5 2007389307.7%12 200913675.1%
"Kuwait5 20096557.7%------------
"Libyan Arab Jamahiriya3 2009468367.7%------------
111Gambia1 20025347.5%------------
112Congo6 2007137107.3%8 200870912.9%
113Nigeria4 2007358257.0%4 200710998.3%
114Somalia8 2004546376.8%------------
115Saint Kitts and Nevis1 20101516.7%------------
116Georgia5 200813896.5%------------
"Maldives5 20097756.5%------------
117Sri Lanka4 2010225125.3%------------
118Kiribati8 20074624.3%------------
"Myanmar11 2010326144.3%11 201016863.6%
119Samoa3 20114924.1%------------
120Mongolia6 20087633.9%------------
121Vanuatu9 20085223.8%------------
122Tonga 311 20102813.6%------------
123Lebanon6 200912843.1%------------
124Comoros12 20093313.0%------------
"Marshall Islands11 20073313.0%------------
125Iran (Islamic Republic of)3 200829082.8%------------
126Bahrain10 20104012.5%11 2010401127.5%
127Papua New Guinea6 200710910.9%------------
128Yemen4 200330110.3%4 200111121.8%
129Belize2 20083200.0%3 200813538.5%
"Micronesia (Federated States of)3 20111400.0%------------
"Nauru6 20101800.0%------------
"Oman10 20078400.0%11 2007721419.4%
"Palau11 20081600.0%11 200813215.4%
"Qatar7 20103500.0%------------
"Saudi Arabia2 200915000.0%------------
"Solomon Islands8 20105000.0%------------
"Tuvalu9 20101500.0%------------
?Central African Republic3 2011105??------------
?Chad2 2011188??------------
?Estonia3 2011101??------------
?Uganda2 2011375??------------
* Figures correspond to the number of seats currently filled in Parliament

Egypt: The People’s Assembly and the Shoura Assembly were dissolved by the Egypt Supreme Council of Armed Forces (ESCAF) on 13 February 2011.

Guinea: The parliament was dissolved following the December 2008 coup

Tunisia: On 8 and 9 February 2011 respectively, in accordance with Article 28 of the Constitution, the Chamber of Deputies and the Chamber of Councillors invested the Acting President with the power to rule the country by decree on key issues. The Parliament has since ceased to function.

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.

2 - United States of America: The total refers to all voting members of the House.

3 - Tonga: No women were elected in 2010. One woman was appointed to the Cabinet. As cabinet ministers also sit in parliament there is one woman out of a total of 28 members.