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 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 43'982 Gender breakdown known for 43'374 Men 35'836 Women 7'538 Percentage of women 17.4%
Total MPs 37'177 Gender breakdown known for 36'933 Men 30'467 Women 6'466 Percentage of women 17.5%	Total MPs 6'805 Gender breakdown known for 6'441 Men 5'369 Women 1'072 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	18.4%	17.7%	18.2%
Sub-Saharan Africa	17.2%	18.6%	17.3%
Asia	16.6%	16.6%	16.6%
Pacific	13.1%	31.8%	15.3%
Arab States	9.6%	6.3%	9.0%