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 December 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 45'944 Gender breakdown known for 44'922 Men 35'314 Women 9'608 Percentage of women 21.4%
Total MPs 38'694 Gender breakdown known for 37'672 Men 29'468 Women 8'204 Percentage of women 21.8%	Total MPs 7'250 Gender breakdown known for 7'250 Men 5'846 Women 1'404 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	42.1%	---	---
Americas	25.0%	25.2%	25.0%
Europe - OSCE member countries including Nordic countries	24.7%	22.6%	24.3%
Europe - OSCE member countries excluding Nordic countries	23.1%	22.6%	23.0%
Sub-Saharan Africa	22.4%	18.7%	21.8%
Asia	18.2%	13.8%	17.7%
Arab States	17.8%	7.7%	15.9%
Pacific	13.1%	38.6%	15.9%