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 2012. 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 46'203 Gender breakdown known for 45'433 Men 36'498 Women 8'935 Percentage of women 19.7%
Total MPs 38'807 Gender breakdown known for 38'307 Men 30'697 Women 7'610 Percentage of women 19.9%	Total MPs 7'396 Gender breakdown known for 7'126 Men 5'801 Women 1'325 Percentage of women 18.6%

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	42.0%	---	---
Europe - OSCE member countries including Nordic countries	22.7%	21.1%	22.3%
Americas	22.6%	23.2%	22.7%
Europe - OSCE member countries excluding Nordic countries	20.9%	21.1%	20.9%
Sub-Saharan Africa	20.5%	19.0%	20.3%
Asia	18.3%	14.2%	17.9%
Pacific	12.4%	34.8%	14.9%
Arab States	11.2%	7.3%	10.6%