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 2012. 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 46'232 Gender breakdown known for 46'232 Men 37'075 Women 9'157 Percentage of women 19.8%
Total MPs 38'910 Gender breakdown known for 38'910 Men 31'084 Women 7'826 Percentage of women 20.1%	Total MPs 7'322 Gender breakdown known for 7'322 Men 5'991 Women 1'331 Percentage of women 18.2%

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	42.0%	---	---
Europe - OSCE member countries including Nordic countries	23.0%	21.1%	22.6%
Americas	22.8%	23.2%	22.8%
Europe - OSCE member countries excluding Nordic countries	21.2%	21.1%	21.1%
Sub-Saharan Africa	19.8%	19.0%	19.7%
Asia	18.4%	14.0%	17.9%
Arab States	14.7%	6.4%	13.0%
Pacific	12.4%	34.8%	14.9%