The data in the tables below has been compiled by the Inter-Parliamentary Union on the basis of information provided by National Parliaments by 28 March 2003. 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 41'684 Gender breakdown known for 40'304 Men 34'235 Women 6'069 Percentage of women 15.1%
Total MPs 35'595 Gender breakdown known for 34'514 Men 29'270 Women 5'244 Percentage of women 15.2%	Total MPs 6'089 Gender breakdown known for 5'790 Men 4'965 Women 825 Percentage of women 14.2%

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	40.1%	---	40.1%
Americas	17.7%	18.0%	17.7%
Europe - OSCE member countries including Nordic countries	17.6%	14.9%	17.0%
Asia	15.4%	13.8%	15.2%
Europe - OSCE member countries excluding Nordic countries	15.4%	14.9%	15.3%
Sub-Saharan Africa	13.6%	13.7%	13.6%
Pacific	11.4%	25.9%	12.9%
Arab States	6.4%	3.4%	6.0%