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 January 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 44'204 Gender breakdown known for 43'929 Men 36'790 Women 7'139 Percentage of women 16.3%
Total MPs 37'269 Gender breakdown known for 36'994 Men 30'908 Women 6'086 Percentage of women 16.5%	Total MPs 6'935 Gender breakdown known for 6'935 Men 5'882 Women 1'053 Percentage of women 15.2%

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	19.7%	19.9%	19.7%
Europe - OSCE member countries including Nordic countries	19.0%	16.3%	18.4%
Europe - OSCE member countries excluding Nordic countries	16.9%	16.3%	16.8%
Sub-Saharan Africa	16.4%	17.6%	16.6%
Asia	16.1%	14.5%	15.9%
Pacific	12.0%	26.5%	13.9%
Arab States	7.0%	5.9%	6.8%