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 December 2003. 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 42'005 Gender breakdown known for 39'512 Men 33'526 Women 5'986 Percentage of women 15.1%
Total MPs 35'774 Gender breakdown known for 33'816 Men 28'690 Women 5'126 Percentage of women 15.2%	Total MPs 6'231 Gender breakdown known for 5'696 Men 4'836 Women 860 Percentage of women 15.1%

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	39.7%	---	39.7%
Americas	18.2%	17.5%	18.1%
Europe - OSCE member countries including Nordic countries	17.6%	15.5%	17.2%
Europe - OSCE member countries excluding Nordic countries	15.4%	15.5%	15.4%
Asia	14.5%	14.3%	14.5%
Sub-Saharan Africa	14.9%	17.4%	15.2%
Pacific	11.6%	25.9%	13.1%
Arab States	6.0%	7.5%	6.2%