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 2009. 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 44'741 Gender breakdown known for 44'229 Men 36'021 Women 8'208 Percentage of women 18.6%
Total MPs 37'786 Gender breakdown known for 37'330 Men 30'331 Women 6'999 Percentage of women 18.7%	Total MPs 6'955 Gender breakdown known for 6'899 Men 5'690 Women 1'209 Percentage of women 17.5%

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	42.5%	---	---
Americas	22.4%	19.9%	22.0%
Europe - OSCE member countries including Nordic countries	21.5%	19.4%	21.1%
Europe - OSCE member countries excluding Nordic countries	19.5%	19.4%	19.5%
Asia	18.5%	16.7%	18.4%
Sub-Saharan Africa	17.6%	21.0%	18.0%
Pacific	13.0%	32,6%	15.2%
Arab States	10.0%	7.3%	9.4%