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DEFINITION
Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber occupied by women.
Government Statistics > Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament > % (most recent) by country
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| Rank |
Countries
|
Amount
(top to bottom)
|
Date
|
| #1 | Rwanda: |
48.8 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #2 | Sweden: |
47.3 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #3 | Costa Rica: |
38.6 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #4 | Finland: |
38 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #5 | Norway: |
37.9 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #6 | Denmark: |
36.9 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #7 | Netherlands: |
36.7 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #8 | Spain: |
36 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #9 | Cuba: |
36 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #10 | Argentina: |
35 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #11 | Mozambique: |
34.8 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #12 | Belgium: |
34.7 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #13 | Iceland: |
33.3 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #14 | South Africa: |
32.8 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #15 | Austria: |
32.2 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #16 | New Zealand: |
32.2 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #17 | Germany: |
31.8 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #18 | Burundi: |
30.5 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #19 | Tanzania: |
30.4 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #20 | Uganda: |
29.8 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #21 | Seychelles: |
29.4 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #22 | Peru: |
29.2 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #23 | Belarus: |
29.1 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #24 | Guyana: |
29 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #25 | Andorra: |
28.6 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #26 | Macedonia, Republic of: |
28.3 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #27 | Vietnam: |
27.3 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #28 | Afghanistan: |
27.3 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #29 | Namibia: |
26.9 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #30 | Grenada: |
26.7 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #31 | Iraq: |
25.5 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #32 | Suriname: |
25.5 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #33 | East Timor: |
25.3 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #34 | Laos: |
25.2 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #35 | Switzerland: |
25 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #36 | Australia: |
24.7 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #37 | Mexico: |
24.2 %
| 2005 ... | |
| #38 | Liechtenstein: |
24 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #39 | Honduras: |
23.4 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #40 | Luxembourg: |
23.3 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #41 | Tunisia: |
22.8 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #42 | Bulgaria: |
22.1 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #43 | Eritrea: |
22 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #44 | Lithuania: |
22 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #45 | Ethiopia: |
21.9 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #46 | Moldova: |
21.8 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #47 | Croatia: |
21.7 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #48 | Pakistan: |
21.3 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #49 | Portugal: |
21.3 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #50 | Singapore: |
21.2 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #51 | Canada: |
20.8 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #52 | Monaco: |
20.8 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #53 | Nicaragua: |
20.7 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #54 | Poland: |
20.4 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #55 | China: |
20.3 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #56 | Korea, North: |
20.1 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #57 | Slovakia: |
20 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #58 | Bahamas, The: |
20 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #59 | United Kingdom: |
19.7 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #60 | Dominican Republic: |
19.7 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #61 | Trinidad and Tobago: |
19.4 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #62 | Guinea: |
19.3 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #63 | Senegal: |
19.2 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #64 | Latvia: |
19 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #65 | Estonia: |
18.8 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #66 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: |
18.2 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #67 | Equatorial Guinea: |
18 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #68 | Venezuela: |
18 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #69 | Tajikistan: |
17.5 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #70 | Uzbekistan: |
17.5 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #71 | Italy: |
17.3 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #72 | Mauritius: |
17.1 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #73 | Bolivia: |
16.9 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #74 | Bosnia and Herzegovina: |
16.7 %
| 2005 ... | |
| #75 | El Salvador: |
16.7 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #76 | Panama: |
16.7 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #77 | Ecuador: |
16 %
| 2005 ... | |
| #78 | Turkmenistan: |
16 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #79 | Zimbabwe: |
16 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #80 | Philippines: |
15.7 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #81 | Czech Republic: |
15.5 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #82 | Cape Verde: |
15.3 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #83 | United States: |
15.2 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #84 | Bangladesh: |
15.1 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #85 | Chile: |
15 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #86 | Angola: |
15 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #87 | Sudan: |
14.7 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #88 | Zambia: |
14.6 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #89 | Sierra Leone: |
14.5 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #90 | Cyprus: |
14.3 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #91 | Israel: |
14.2 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #92 | Guinea-Bissau: |
14 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #93 | Malawi: |
13.6 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #94 | Korea, South: |
13.4 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #95 | Barbados: |
13.3 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #96 | Ireland: |
13.3 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #97 | Gambia, The: |
13.2 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #98 | Greece: |
13 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #99 | Saint Kitts and Nevis: |
13 %
| 2004 ... | |
| #100 | Dominica: |
12.9 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #101 | Liberia: |
12.5 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #102 | Niger: |
12.4 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #103 | France: |
12.2 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #104 | Slovenia: |
12.2 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #105 | Colombia: |
12.1 %
| 2005 ... | |
| #106 | Maldives: |
12 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #107 | Syria: |
12 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #108 | Lesotho: |
11.7 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #109 | Burkina Faso: |
11.7 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #110 | San Marino: |
11.7 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #111 | Jamaica: |
11.7 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #112 | Azerbaijan: |
11.3 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #113 | Indonesia: |
11.3 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #114 | Fiji: |
11.3 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #115 | Romania: |
11.2 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #116 | Botswana: |
11.1 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #117 | Uruguay: |
11.1 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #118 | Ghana: |
10.9 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #119 | Djibouti: |
10.8 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #120 | Swaziland: |
10.8 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #121 | Morocco: |
10.8 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #122 | Thailand: |
10.6 %
| 2005 ... | |
| #123 | Central African Republic: |
10.5 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #124 | Antigua and Barbuda: |
10.5 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #125 | Kazakhstan: |
10.4 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #126 | Hungary: |
10.4 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #127 | Mali: |
10.2 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #128 | Paraguay: |
10 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #129 | Cambodia: |
9.8 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #130 | Russia: |
9.8 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #131 | Japan: |
9.4 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #132 | Georgia: |
9.4 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #133 | Gabon: |
9.2 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #134 | Malta: |
9.2 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #135 | Malaysia: |
9.1 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #136 | Cameroon: |
8.9 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #137 | Ukraine: |
8.7 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #138 | Togo: |
8.6 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #139 | Brazil: |
8.6 %
| 2005 ... | |
| #140 | Congo, Republic of the: |
8.5 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #141 | Côte d'Ivoire: |
8.5 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #142 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
8.4 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #143 | India: |
8.3 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #144 | Samoa: |
8.2 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #145 | Guatemala: |
8.2 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #146 | Serbia and Montenegro: |
7.9 %
| 2005 ... | |
| #147 | Somalia: |
7.8 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #148 | Libya: |
7.7 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #149 | Kenya: |
7.3 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #150 | São Tomé and Príncipe: |
7.3 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #151 | Benin: |
7.2 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #152 | Albania: |
7.1 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #153 | Kiribati: |
7.1 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #154 | Madagascar: |
6.9 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #155 | Belize: |
6.7 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #156 | Mongolia: |
6.6 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #157 | Chad: |
6.5 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #158 | Nigeria: |
6.4 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #159 | Algeria: |
6.2 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #160 | Nepal: |
5.9 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #161 | Saint Lucia: |
5.6 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #162 | Jordan: |
5.5 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #163 | Armenia: |
5.3 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #164 | Sri Lanka: |
4.9 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #165 | Lebanon: |
4.7 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #166 | Turkey: |
4.4 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #167 | Iran: |
4.1 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #168 | Mauritania: |
4 %
| 2004 ... | |
| #169 | Vanuatu: |
3.8 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #170 | Tonga: |
3.3 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #171 | Kyrgyzstan: |
3.2 %
| 2005 ... | |
| #172 | Comoros: |
3 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #173 | Marshall Islands: |
3 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #174 | Bhutan: |
2.7 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #175 | Haiti: |
2.4 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #176 | Oman: |
2.4 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #177 | Solomon Islands: |
2 %
| 2001 ... | |
| #178 | Egypt: |
2 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #179 | Kuwait: |
1.5 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #180 | Papua New Guinea: |
0.9 %
| 2006 ... | |
| #181 | Yemen: |
0.3 %
| 2006 ... | |
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Weighted average: |
16.2 %
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DEFINITION: Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber occupied by women.
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