The data in the tables below has been compiled by the Inter-Parliamentary Union on the basis of information provided by National Parliaments by 29 February 2004. 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 42'335 Gender breakdown known for 39'488 Men 33'457 Women 6'031 Percentage of women 15.3%
Total MPs 36'000 Gender breakdown known for 33'687 Men 28'530 Women 5'157 Percentage of women 15.3%	Total MPs 6'335 Gender breakdown known for 5'801 Men 4'927 Women 874 Percentage of women 15.1%

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	39.7%	---	39.7%
Americas	18.2%	18.2%	18.2%
Europe - OSCE member countries including Nordic countries	17.7%	15.4%	17.3%
Europe - OSCE member countries excluding Nordic countries	15.6%	15.4%	15.5%
Sub-Saharan Africa	15.1%	17.3%	15.3%
Asia	14.9%	14.0%	14.8%
Pacific	10.9%	20.5%	12.2%
Arab States	6.0%	7.5%	6.2%