The data in the tables below has been compiled by the Inter-Parliamentary Union on the basis of information provided by National Parliaments by 31 January 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 41'850 Gender breakdown known for 38'686 Men 32'958 Women 5'728 Percentage of women 14.8%
Total MPs 35'721 Gender breakdown known for 33'009 Men 28'076 Women 4'933 Percentage of women 14.9%	Total MPs 6'129 Gender breakdown known for 5'677 Men 4'882 Women 795 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	39.9%	---	39.9%
Europe - OSCE member countries including Nordic countries	17.9%	14.7%	17.2%
Europe - OSCE member countries excluding Nordic countries	15.6%	14.7%	15.4%
Asia	15.4%	13.4%	15.2%
Americas	14.9%	17.9%	15.4%
Sub-Saharan Africa	13.6%	12.7%	13.6%
Pacific	13.4%	25.9%	14.8%
Arab States	6.3%	3.4%	5.9%