The data in the tables below has been compiled by the Inter-Parliamentary Union on the basis of information provided by National Parliaments by 30 October 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 42'012 Gender breakdown known for 40'615 Men 34'482 Women 6'133 Percentage of women 15.1%
Total MPs 35'710 Gender breakdown known for 34'530 Men 29'248 Women 5'282 Percentage of women 15.3%	Total MPs 6'302 Gender breakdown known for 6'085 Men 5'234 Women 851 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%
Americas	18.4%	17.2%	18.2%
Europe - OSCE member countries including Nordic countries	17.6%	15.4%	17.2%
Europe - OSCE member countries excluding Nordic countries	15.5%	15.4%	15.5%
Asia	15.0%	13.8%	14.8%
Sub-Saharan Africa	14.9%	16.6%	15.0%
Pacific	12.1%	25.9%	13.6%
Arab States	6.0%	4.3%	5.7%