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 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 44'158 Gender breakdown known for 44'058 Men 35'939 Women 8'119 Percentage of women 18.4%
Total MPs 37'210 Gender breakdown known for 37'110 Men 30'213 Women 6'897 Percentage of women 18.6%	Total MPs 6'948 Gender breakdown known for 6'948 Men 5'726 Women 1'222 Percentage of women 17.6%

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	21.7%	20.3%	21.5%
Europe - OSCE member countries including Nordic countries	21.2%	19.5%	20.9%
Europe - OSCE member countries excluding Nordic countries	19.3%	19.5%	19.3%
Asia	18.3%	16.5%	18.1%
Sub-Saharan Africa	18.0%	21.2%	18.4%
Pacific	13.09%	32,6%	15.2%
Arab States	9.7%	7.0%	9.1%