The data in the tables below has been compiled by the Inter-Parliamentary Union on the basis of information provided by National Parliaments by 25 November 2002. 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 41'747 Gender breakdown known for 37'041 Men 31'478 Women 5'563 Percentage of women 15.0%
Total MPs 35'664 Gender breakdown known for 31'555 Men 26'762 Women 4'793 Percentage of women 15.2%	Total MPs 6'083 Gender breakdown known for 5'486 Men 4'716 Women 770 Percentage of women 14.0%

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	39.7%	---	39.7%
Europe - OSCE member countries including Nordic countries	18.1%	14.8%	17.4%
Americas	17.4%	18.4%	17.6%
Europe - OSCE member countries excluding Nordic countries	15.7%	14.8%	15.5%
Asia	15.1%	13.0%	15.0%
Pacific	13.7%	25.9%	15.2%
Sub-Saharan Africa	13.5%	12.7%	13.4%
Arab States	6.1%	2.6%	5.7%