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 November 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 45'875 Gender breakdown known for 45'546 Men 35'823 Women 9'723 Percentage of women 21.3%
Total MPs 38'637 Gender breakdown known for 38'380 Men 30'028 Women 8'352 Percentage of women 21.8%	Total MPs 7'238 Gender breakdown known for 7'166 Men 5'795 Women 1'371 Percentage of women 19.1%

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%	---	---
Europe - OSCE member countries including Nordic countries	24.6%	22.6%	24.2%
Americas	24.2%	23.8%	24.1%
Europe - OSCE member countries excluding Nordic countries	23.0%	22.6%	22.9%
Sub-Saharan Africa	21.1%	18.7%	21.7%
Asia	19.1%	13.8%	18.5%
Arab States	17.8%	7.7%	15.9%
Pacific	13.1%	38.6%	15.9%