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Situation as of 1st May 2017
The data in the tables below has been compiled by the Inter-Parliamentary Union on the basis of information provided by National Parliaments by 1st May 2017. 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.
New: you can now consult an archive of statistical data on women in National Parliaments.
World Average
|
Both Houses Combined |
|
|
Total MPs |
46'109 |
|
Gender breakdown known for |
46'109 |
|
Men |
35'343 |
|
Women |
10'766 |
|
Percentage of women |
23.3% |
|
Single House or Lower House |
|
|
Total MPs |
39'178 |
|
Gender breakdown known for |
39'178 |
|
Men |
29'993 |
|
Women |
9'185 |
|
Percentage of women |
23.4% |
|
Upper House or Senate |
|
|
Total MPs |
6'931 |
|
Gender breakdown known for |
6'931 |
|
Men |
5'350 |
|
Women |
1'581 |
|
Percentage of women |
22.8% |
| Regional Averages | |||
|
Single House |
Upper House |
Both Houses |
|
|
Nordic countries |
41.7% |
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|
Americas |
28.2% |
27.2% |
28.1% |
|
Europe - OSCE member countries |
26.6% |
25.9% |
26.4% |
|
Europe - OSCE member countries |
25.1% |
25.9% |
25.3% |
|
Sub-Saharan Africa |
23.8% |
22.2% |
23.6% |
|
Asia |
19.7% |
16.0% |
19.4% |
|
Arab States |
18.9% |
12.6% |
18.0% |
|
Pacific |
15.0% |
37.1% |
17.4% |
|
Regions are classified by descending order of the percentage of women in the lower or single House |
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Извор: WUNRN – 29.05.2017
