>>> VERSION FRANÇAISE  
IPU LogoWomen
in national parliaments
Situation as of 1st September 2015  
World and regional averages The data in the table below has been compiled by the Inter-Parliamentary Union on the basis of information provided by National Parliaments by 1st September 2015. 190 countries are classified by descending order of the percentage of women in the lower or single House. Comparative data on the world and regional averages 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. Regional parliamentary assemblies
New: You can now consult our archive of statistical data on the percentage of women in national parliaments.
WORLD CLASSIFICATION
RankCountryLower or single HouseUpper House or Senate
ElectionsSeats*Women% WElectionsSeats*Women% W
1Rwanda9 2013805163.8%9 2011261038.5%
2Bolivia10 20141306953.1%10 2014361747.2%
3Cuba2 201361229948.9%------------
4Seychelles9 2011321443.8%------------
5Sweden9 201434915243.6%------------
6Senegal7 20121506442.7%------------
7Mexico6 201549821142.4%7 20121284333.6%
8South Africa 15 201439616641.9%5 2014541935.2%
9Ecuador2 20131375741.6%------------
10Finland4 20152008341.5%------------
11Iceland4 2013632641.3%------------
"Namibia11 20141044341.3%11 201026623.1%
"Nicaragua11 2011923841.3%------------
12Spain11 201135014441.1%11 20112669033.8%
13Mozambique10 20142509939.6%------------
"Norway9 20131696739.6%------------
14Andorra3 2015281139.3%------------
"Belgium5 20141505939.3%7 2014603050.0%
15Ethiopia5 201554621238.8%5 20101352216.3%
16Timor-Leste7 2012652538.5%------------
17Denmark6 20151796737.4%------------
18Netherlands9 20121505637.3%5 2015752634.7%
19Angola8 20122208136.8%------------
20Slovenia7 2014903336.7%11 20124037.5%
21Germany9 201363123036.5%N.A.692840.6%
22Burundi6 20151214436.4%7 2015431841.9%
23Argentina10 20132579336.2%10 2013722838.9%
24United Republic of Tanzania10 201035012636.0%------------
25Uganda2 201138613535.0%------------
26Serbia3 20142508534.0%------------
27Costa Rica2 2014571933.3%------------
"Grenada2 201315533.3%3 201313215.4%
"The F.Y.R. of Macedonia4 20141234133.3%------------
28El Salvador3 2015842732.1%------------
29Algeria5 201246214631.6%12 2012144106.9%
30Zimbabwe7 20132708531.5%7 2013803847.5%
31New Zealand9 20141213831.4%------------
32Portugal6 20112307231.3%------------
"Tunisia10 20142176831.3%------------
33Cameroon9 20131805631.1%4 20131002020.0%
34Italy2 201363019531.0%2 20133219128.3%
35Austria9 20131835630.6%N.A.611829.5%
36Sudan4 201542613030.5%6 2015541935.2%
"Switzerland10 20112006130.5%10 201146919.6%
37Guyana5 2015692130.4%------------
38Nepal11 201359917729.5%------------
39United Kingdom5 201565019129.4%N.A.78219224.6%
40Trinidad and Tobago5 2010421228.6%6 201031619.4%
41Luxembourg10 2013601728.3%------------
42Afghanistan9 20102496927.7%1 20151021817.6%
43Belarus9 20121103027.3%8 2012581932.8%
44Philippines5 20132907927.2%5 201324625.0%
45Australia9 20131504026.7%9 2013762938.2%
46Iraq4 20143288726.5%------------
"South Sudan8 20113328826.5%8 201150510.0%
47France6 201257715126.2%9 20143488725.0%
"Kazakhstan1 20121072826.2%10 20144736.4%
48Croatia12 20111513925.8%------------
"Honduras11 20131283325.8%------------
"Turkmenistan12 20131243225.8%------------
49Suriname5 2015511325.5%------------
50Canada5 20113047725.3%N.A.833137.3%
"Singapore5 2011992525.3%------------
51Mauritania11 20131473725.2%11 200956814.3%
52Lao People's Democratic Republic4 20111323325.0%------------
"Lesotho2 20151203025.0%3 201533824.2%
53Viet Nam5 201149812124.3%------------
54Israel3 20151202924.2%------------
55Poland10 201146011124.1%10 20111001313.0%
56Equatorial Guinea5 20131002424.0%5 2013731013.7%
57Estonia3 20151012423.8%------------
58China3 2013295969923.6%------------
59Lithuania10 20121413323.4%------------
60Kyrgyzstan10 20101202823.3%------------
61Greece1 20153006923.0%------------
62Peru4 20111302922.3%------------
63Eritrea2 19941503322.0%------------
64Dominica12 201432721.9%------------
"Guinea9 20131142521.9%------------
65Republic of Moldova11 20141012221.8%------------
66Bosnia and Herzegovina10 201442921.4%1 201515213.3%
67Cabo Verde2 2011721520.8%------------
"Dominican Republic5 20101833820.8%5 20103239.4%
"Monaco2 201324520.8%------------
68Albania6 20131402920.7%------------
69Pakistan5 20133407020.6%3 20151041918.3%
70Madagascar12 20131513120.5%------------
71Bulgaria10 20142404920.4%------------
72Cambodia7 20131232520.3%1 2012611016.4%
73Bangladesh1 20143507020.0%------------
"Czech Republic10 20132004020.0%10 2014811518.5%
"Liechtenstein2 201325520.0%------------
74Colombia3 20141663319.9%3 20141022322.5%
"Saudi Arabia1 20131513019.9%------------
75Kenya3 20133506919.7%3 2013681826.5%
76United States of America11 20144348419.4%11 20141002020.0%
77Tajikistan3 2015631219.0%3 20153226.3%
78Slovakia3 20121502818.7%------------
79Panama5 2014711318.3%------------
80Sao Tome and Principe10 2014551018.2%------------
81Latvia10 20141001818.0%------------
82Turkey6 20155509817.8%------------
83Togo7 2013911617.6%------------
84United Arab Emirates9 201140717.5%------------
85Montenegro10 2012811417.3%------------
86Indonesia4 20145559517.1%------------
87Morocco11 20113956717.0%10 200927062.2%
"Venezuela9 20101652817.0%------------
88Barbados2 201330516.7%3 201321523.8%
"Malawi5 20141923216.7%------------
"Saint Lucia11 201118316.7%1 201211327.3%
"San Marino11 2012601016.7%------------
89Democratic People's Republic of Korea3 201468711216.3%------------
"Ireland2 20111662716.3%4 2011601830.0%
"Republic of Korea4 20123004916.3%------------
90Uruguay10 2014991616.2%10 201431929.0%
91Fiji9 201450816.0%------------
"Libya6 20141883016.0%------------
"Uzbekistan12 20141502416.0%1 20151001717.0%
92Chile11 20131201915.8%11 201338615.8%
93Azerbaijan11 20101221915.6%------------
94Paraguay4 2013801215.0%4 201345920.0%
95Chad2 20111882814.9%------------
96Mongolia6 2012761114.5%------------
97Gabon12 20111201714.2%12 2014991818.2%
98Somalia8 20122753813.8%------------
99Guinea-Bissau4 20141021413.7%------------
"Romania12 20124015513.7%12 2012168137.7%
100Russian Federation12 20114506113.6%N.A.1702917.1%
101Burkina Faso11 2014901213.3%------------
"Guatemala9 20111582113.3%------------
"Niger1 20111131513.3%------------
"Saint Kitts and Nevis2 201515213.3%------------
102Bahamas5 201238513.2%5 201216425.0%
103Saint Vincent and the Grenadines12 201023313.0%------------
104Malta3 201370912.9%------------
105Djibouti2 201355712.7%------------
"Jamaica12 201163812.7%9 200721628.6%
"Zambia9 20111582012.7%------------
106Cyprus5 201156712.5%------------
107Sierra Leone11 20121211512.4%------------
"Syrian Arab Republic5 20122503112.4%------------
108Ukraine10 20144225112.1%------------
109India4 20145436512.0%1 20142433112.8%
"Jordan1 20131501812.0%10 201375810.7%
110Mauritius12 201469811.6%------------
111Georgia10 20121501711.3%------------
112Antigua and Barbuda6 201418211.1%6 201417741.2%
113Liberia10 201173811.0%12 201430310.0%
114Ghana12 20122753010.9%------------
115Armenia5 20121311410.7%------------
116Malaysia5 20132222310.4%N.A.651523.1%
117Hungary4 20141982010.1%------------
118Brazil10 2014513519.9%10 2014811316.0%
119Botswana10 20146369.5%------------
"Japan12 2014475459.5%7 20132423815.7%
120Gambia3 20125359.4%------------
121Cote d'Ivoire12 2011251239.2%------------
122Democratic Republic of the Congo11 2011492448.9%1 200710854.6%
123Mali11 2013147138.8%------------
124Kiribati10 20114648.7%------------
125Bhutan7 20134748.5%4 20132528.0%
126Bahrain11 20144037.5%12 201440922.5%
127Congo7 2012136107.4%10 2014721419.4%
128Benin4 20158367.2%------------
129Tuvalu3 20151516.7%------------
130Myanmar11 2010420266.2%11 201021541.9%
"Swaziland9 20136546.2%10 2013301033.3%
131Samoa3 20114936.1%------------
"Thailand8 2014197126.1%------------
132Maldives3 20148555.9%------------
133Nigeria3 2015360205.6%3 201510876.5%
134Nauru6 20131915.3%------------
135Sri Lanka8 2015225114.9%------------
136Haiti11 20109544.2%11 20102000.0%
137Belize3 20123213.1%3 201213538.5%
"Iran (Islamic Republic of)5 201229093.1%------------
"Lebanon6 200912843.1%------------
138Comoros1 20153313.0%------------
"Marshall Islands11 20113313.0%------------
139Papua New Guinea6 201211132.7%------------
140Solomon Islands11 20145012.0%------------
141Kuwait7 20136511.5%------------
142Oman10 20118411.2%10 2011831518.1%
143Micronesia (Federated States of)3 20151400.0%------------
"Palau11 20121600.0%11 201213323.1%
"Qatar7 20133500.0%------------
"Tonga11 20142600.0%------------
"Vanuatu10 20125200.0%------------
"Yemen4 200330000.0%4 200111121.8%
* Figures correspond to the number of seats currently filled in Parliament

1 - South Africa: The figures on the distribution of seats do not include the 36 special rotating delegates appointed on an ad hoc basis, and all percentages given are therefore calculated on the basis of the 54 permanent seats.