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 December 1999. 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 41.256 Gender breakdown known for 36.661 Men 31.876 Women 4.785 Percentage of women 13,1%
Total MPs 34.713 Gender breakdown known for 30.478 Men 26.369 Women 4.109 Percentage of women 13,5%	Total MPs 6.543 Gender breakdown known for 6.183 Men 5.507 Women 676 Percentage of women 10,9%

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	38,9%	---	38,9%
Europe - OSCE member countries including Nordic countries	15,9%	10,0%	14,5%
Americas	14,7%	14,8%	14,7%
Asia	14,9%	11,7%	14,6%
Europe - OSCE member countries Nordic countries not including	13,4%	10,0%	12,5%
Sub-Saharan Africa	10,9%	13,3%	11,2%
Pacific	12,2%	25,4%	14,1%
Arab States	3,6%	2,5%	3,4%