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 2008. 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 44'121 Gender breakdown known for 43'898 Men 35'893 Women 8'005 Percentage of women 18.2%
Total MPs 37'177 Gender breakdown known for 37'047 Men 30'219 Women 6'828 Percentage of women 18.4%	Total MPs 6'944 Gender breakdown known for 6'851 Men 5'674 Women 1'177 Percentage of women 17.2%

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	41.4%	---	---
Americas	21.6%	20.0%	21.4%
Europe - OSCE member countries including Nordic countries	21.2%	18.8%	20.7%
Europe - OSCE member countries excluding Nordic countries	19.3%	18.8%	19.2%
Asia	18.4%	16.6%	18.2%
Sub-Saharan Africa	17.2%	20.8%	17.6%
Pacific	13.4%	31.8%	15.4%
Arab States	9.7%	7.0%	9.1%