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 August 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 43'482 Gender breakdown known for 42'647 Men 35'877 Women 6'770 Percentage of women 15.9%
Total MPs 36'794 Gender breakdown known for 35'959 Men 30'189 Women 5'770 Percentage of women 16.0%	Total MPs 6'688 Gender breakdown known for 6'688 Men 5'688 Women 1'000 Percentage of women 15.0%

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	39.9%	---	39.9%
Europe - OSCE member countries including Nordic countries	19.1%	16.8%	18.6%
Americas	18.8%	19.5%	18.9%
Europe - OSCE member countries excluding Nordic countries	17.0%	16.8%	17.0%
Sub-Saharan Africa	16.5%	15.0%	16.4%
Asia	15.2%	13.5%	15.1%
Pacific	11.3%	26.5%	13.3%
Arab States	8.2%	6.2%	7.7%