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 July 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 44'391 Gender breakdown known for 42'375 Men 35'334 Women 7'041 Percentage of women 16.6%
Total MPs 37'527 Gender breakdown known for 35'741 Men 29'754 Women 5'987 Percentage of women 16.8%	Total MPs 6'864 Gender breakdown known for 6'634 Men 5'580 Women 1'054 Percentage of women 15.9%

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	20.6%	21.6%	20.7%
Europe - OSCE member countries including Nordic countries	19.2%	16.9%	18.8%
Europe - OSCE member countries excluding Nordic countries	17.3%	16.9%	17.2%
Sub-Saharan Africa	17.0%	17.6%	17.1%
Asia	16.4%	17.6%	16.5%
Pacific	12.1%	27.4%	14.1%
Arab States	8.2%	6.0%	7.7%