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 March 2006. 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 43'977 Gender breakdown known for 43'072 Men 35'943 Women 7'129 Percentage of women 16.6%
Total MPs 37'070 Gender breakdown known for 36'267 Men 30181 Women 6'086 Percentage of women 16.8%	Total MPs 6'907 Gender breakdown known for 6'805 Men 5'762 Women 1'043 Percentage of women 15.3%

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	40.0%	---	40.0%
Americas	20.2%	21.4%	20.4%
Europe - OSCE member countries including Nordic countries	19.6%	16.3%	18.9%
Europe - OSCE member countries excluding Nordic countries	17.5%	16.3%	17.2%
Sub-Saharan Africa	16.5%	17.6%	16.6%
Asia	163%	14.7%	16.1%
Pacific	12.3%	26.5%	14.3%
Arab States	8.2%	5.9%	7.7%