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 July 2007. 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 43'856 Gender breakdown known for 42'806 Men 35'314 Women 7'492 Percentage of women 17.5%
Total MPs 37'159 Gender breakdown known for 36'373 Men 29'952 Women 6'421 Percentage of women 17.7%	Total MPs 6'697 Gender breakdown known for 6'433 Men 5'362 Women 1'071 Percentage of women 16.6%

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	41.6%	---	41.6%
Europe - OSCE member countries including Nordic countries	20.4%	17.7%	19.8%
Americas	20.0%	19.4%	19.9%
Europe - OSCE member countries excluding Nordic countries	18.3%	17.7%	18.2%
Sub-Saharan Africa	17.8%	18.5%	17.9%
Asia	16.6%	16.6%	16.6%
Pacific	14.6%	31.8%	16.7%
Arab States	9.6%	6.3%	9.0%