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 November 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 42'058 Gender breakdown known for 40'764 Men 34'601 Women 6'163 Percentage of women 15.1%
Total MPs 35'755 Gender breakdown known for 34'605 Men 29'311 Women 5'294 Percentage of women 15.3%	Total MPs 6'303 Gender breakdown known for 6'159 Men 5'290 Women 869 Percentage of women 14.1%

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%	17.4%	18.1%
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	14.9%	13.8%	14.8%
Sub-Saharan Africa	14.9%	17.4%	15.2%
Pacific	12.1%	25.9%	13.6%
Arab States	6.0%	4.8%	5.8%