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 September 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 45'849 Gender breakdown known for 45'726 Men 35'957 Women 9'769 Percentage of women 21.4%
Total MPs 38'632 Gender breakdown known for 38'509 Men 30'142 Women 8'367 Percentage of women 21.7%	Total MPs 7'217 Gender breakdown known for 7'217 Men 5'815 Women 1'402 Percentage of women 19.4%

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%	24.9%
Europe - OSCE member countries including Nordic countries	24.3%	22.6%	24.0%
Europe - OSCE member countries excluding Nordic countries	22.7%	22.6%	22.7%
Sub-Saharan Africa	21.9%	19.2%	21.5%
Asia	19.1%	13.8%	18.5%
Arab States	17.8%	7.6%	15.9%
Pacific	12.8%	36.0%	15.4%