The data in the tables below has been compiled by the Inter-Parliamentary Union on the basis of information provided by National Parliaments by 1st June 2013. The percentages do not take into account the case of parliaments for which no data was available at that date. Comparative data on the percentage of women in each National Parliament 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.
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Total MPs 46'521 Gender breakdown known for 46'130 Men 36'498 Women 9'632 Percentage of women 20.9%
Total MPs 39'088 Gender breakdown known for 38'697 Men 30'460 Women 8'237 Percentage of women 21.3%	Total MPs 7'433 Gender breakdown known for 7'433 Men 6'038 Women 1'395 Percentage of women 18.8%

Regions are classified by descending order of the percentage of women in the lower or single House

	Single House or lower House	Upper House or Senate	Both Houses combined
Nordic countries	42.0%	---	---
Americas	24.8%	25.0%	24.8%
Europe - OSCE member countries including Nordic countries	24.3%	22.6%	24.0%
Europe - OSCE member countries excluding Nordic countries	22.6%	22.6%	22.6%
Sub-Saharan Africa	21.3%	18.1%	20.9%
Asia	18.8%	14.2%	18.3%
Arab States	15.7%	6.8%	13.8%
Pacific	12.7%	36.0%	15.3%