The data in the tables below has been compiled by the Inter-Parliamentary Union on the basis of information provided by National Parliaments by 30 November 2005. 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 44'175 Gender breakdown known for 43'267 Men 36'307 Women 6'960 Percentage of women 16.1%
Total MPs 37'239 Gender breakdown known for 36'625 Men 30'648 Women 5'977 Percentage of women 16.3%	Total MPs 6'936 Gender breakdown known for 6'642 Men 5'659 Women 983 Percentage of women 14.8%

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%
Europe - OSCE member countries including Nordic countries	19.1%	16.4%	18.5%
Americas	18.3%	18.3%	18.3%
Europe - OSCE member countries excluding Nordic countries	17.0%	16.4%	16.9%
Sub-Saharan Africa	16.1%	17.4%	16.2%
Asia	16.1%	13.6%	15.8%
Pacific	12.0%	26.5%	13.9%
Arab States	8.7%	6.0%	8.2%