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 May 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 44'250 Gender breakdown known for 43'072 Men 35'888 Women 7'184 Percentage of women 16.7%
Total MPs 37'341 Gender breakdown known for 36'497 Men 30'349 Women 6'148 Percentage of women 16.8%	Total MPs 6'909 Gender breakdown known for 6'575 Men 5'539 Women 1'036 Percentage of women 15.8%

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	20.5%	21.6%	20.6%
Europe - OSCE member countries including Nordic countries	19.4%	16.9%	18.9%
Europe - OSCE member countries excluding Nordic countries	17.4%	16.9%	17.3%
Sub-Saharan Africa	16.7%	17.6%	16.8%
Asia	16.4%	15.7%	16.4%
Pacific	12.1%	26.5%	14.0%
Arab States	8.2%	6.0%	7.7%