| Indicators by Countries (Source: United Nations) |
| Parliamentary seats occupied by women (IPU) |
 |
|
| country |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
China |
.. |
626 |
.. |
650 |
650 |
650 |
650 |
650 |
604 |
604 |
Cuba |
.. |
134 |
134 |
166 |
166 |
166 |
166 |
219 |
219 |
219 |
Germany |
.. |
176 |
176 |
207 |
207 |
207 |
211 |
194 |
194 |
197 |
Sweden |
.. |
141 |
141 |
149 |
149 |
149 |
149 |
158 |
158 |
158 |
Korea; Democratic People`s Republic of |
.. |
138 |
138 |
138 |
138 |
138 |
138 |
138 |
.. |
138 |
Viet Nam |
.. |
73 |
118 |
118 |
117 |
117 |
117 |
136 |
136 |
136 |
South Africa |
.. |
100 |
100 |
118 |
120 |
119 |
119 |
119 |
119 |
131 |
Spain |
.. |
86 |
86 |
86 |
75 |
99 |
99 |
99 |
99 |
126 |
United Kingdom |
.. |
62 |
120 |
120 |
121 |
121 |
118 |
118 |
118 |
119 |
Mexico |
.. |
71 |
71 |
87 |
91 |
80 |
80 |
80 |
113 |
113 |
Poland |
.. |
60 |
60 |
60 |
60 |
60 |
93 |
93 |
93 |
93 |
Mozambique |
.. |
63 |
63 |
63 |
.. |
75 |
75 |
75 |
75 |
87 |
Argentina |
.. |
65 |
71 |
71 |
72 |
68 |
79 |
79 |
79 |
86 |
Finland |
.. |
67 |
67 |
67 |
74 |
73 |
73 |
73 |
75 |
75 |
Pakistan |
.. |
.. |
5 |
5 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
74 |
74 |
73 |
Uganda |
.. |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
75 |
75 |
75 |
73 |
Italy |
.. |
70 |
70 |
70 |
70 |
70 |
62 |
71 |
71 |
71 |
France |
.. |
37 |
63 |
63 |
63 |
63 |
63 |
70 |
70 |
70 |
Denmark |
.. |
59 |
59 |
67 |
67 |
67 |
68 |
68 |
68 |
68 |
Canada |
.. |
53 |
62 |
62 |
62 |
62 |
62 |
62 |
62 |
65 |
United States |
.. |
51 |
51 |
58 |
58 |
61 |
61 |
62 |
62 |
65 |
Norway |
.. |
65 |
60 |
60 |
60 |
60 |
59 |
60 |
60 |
63 |
Bulgaria |
.. |
32 |
26 |
26 |
26 |
26 |
63 |
63 |
63 |
63 |
United Republic of Tanzania |
.. |
48 |
48 |
48 |
45 |
.. |
61 |
61 |
63 |
63 |
Indonesia |
.. |
63 |
57 |
57 |
.. |
40 |
40 |
40 |
40 |
62 |
Austria |
.. |
49 |
48 |
48 |
49 |
49 |
49 |
62 |
62 |
62 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
.. |
37 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
50 |
60 |
Netherlands |
.. |
47 |
47 |
54 |
54 |
54 |
54 |
55 |
55 |
55 |
Belgium |
.. |
18 |
19 |
19 |
35 |
35 |
35 |
35 |
53 |
52 |
Switzerland |
.. |
42 |
42 |
42 |
45 |
46 |
46 |
46 |
50 |
50 |
India |
.. |
39 |
39 |
44 |
49 |
49 |
48 |
48 |
48 |
45 |
Brazil |
.. |
34 |
34 |
29 |
29 |
29 |
35 |
44 |
44 |
44 |
Russian Federation |
.. |
46 |
46 |
46 |
34 |
34 |
34 |
34 |
44 |
44 |
Portugal |
.. |
30 |
30 |
30 |
43 |
40 |
43 |
44 |
44 |
44 |
Tunisia |
.. |
11 |
11 |
12 |
21 |
21 |
21 |
21 |
21 |
43 |
Greece |
.. |
19 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
26 |
26 |
26 |
26 |
42 |
Ethiopia |
.. |
11 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
42 |
42 |
42 |
42 |
42 |
Thailand |
.. |
22 |
22 |
22 |
22 |
.. |
46 |
46 |
46 |
40 |
Korea; Republic of |
.. |
9 |
9 |
11 |
11 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
15 |
39 |
Rwanda |
.. |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
18 |
19 |
19 |
39 |
39 |
Romania |
.. |
23 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
37 |
37 |
37 |
37 |
38 |
Australia |
.. |
23 |
23 |
33 |
33 |
34 |
38 |
38 |
38 |
37 |
Philippines |
.. |
22 |
24 |
27 |
27 |
25 |
38 |
38 |
38 |
36 |
Hungary |
.. |
44 |
44 |
32 |
32 |
32 |
32 |
38 |
38 |
35 |
Morocco |
.. |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
35 |
35 |
35 |
Sudan |
.. |
21 |
21 |
21 |
.. |
.. |
35 |
35 |
35 |
35 |
Japan |
.. |
23 |
23 |
24 |
23 |
35 |
35 |
35 |
34 |
34 |
New Zealand |
.. |
35 |
35 |
35 |
35 |
37 |
37 |
35 |
34 |
34 |
Czech Republic |
.. |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
34 |
34 |
34 |
Croatia |
.. |
10 |
10 |
10 |
.. |
31 |
31 |
31 |
27 |
33 |
Angola |
.. |
21 |
21 |
34 |
34 |
34 |
34 |
34 |
34 |
33 |
Eritrea |
.. |
22 |
22 |
22 |
22 |
22 |
22 |
33 |
33 |
33 |
Burundi |
.. |
.. |
.. |
7 |
7 |
17 |
33 |
33 |
33 |
33 |
Belarus |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
5 |
.. |
10 |
10 |
10 |
32 |
Lithuania |
.. |
24 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
31 |
Syrian Arab Republic |
.. |
24 |
24 |
26 |
26 |
26 |
26 |
26 |
30 |
30 |
Malawi |
.. |
10 |
10 |
10 |
16 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
27 |
Dominican Republic |
.. |
14 |
14 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
26 |
26 |
26 |
Lao People`s Democratic Republic |
.. |
8 |
.. |
21 |
21 |
21 |
21 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
Ghana |
.. |
.. |
18 |
18 |
18 |
.. |
18 |
18 |
18 |
25 |
Bolivia |
.. |
9 |
.. |
.. |
15 |
15 |
15 |
24 |
24 |
25 |
Slovakia |
.. |
22 |
22 |
19 |
19 |
21 |
21 |
29 |
29 |
25 |
Algeria |
.. |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
Ukraine |
.. |
17 |
17 |
35 |
35 |
35 |
35 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
Turkey |
.. |
13 |
13 |
13 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
Senegal |
.. |
14 |
14 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
20 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
.. |
4 |
4 |
9 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
22 |
22 |
23 |
Ireland |
.. |
23 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
22 |
22 |
22 |
Georgia |
.. |
16 |
16 |
16 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
22 |
Guinea |
.. |
8 |
8 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
22 |
22 |
22 |
Peru |
.. |
13 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
24 |
22 |
22 |
22 |
22 |
Timor-Leste |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
23 |
23 |
22 |
Latvia |
.. |
9 |
9 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
21 |
21 |
21 |
Uzbekistan |
.. |
15 |
15 |
15 |
17 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
21 |
Colombia |
.. |
19 |
19 |
.. |
19 |
19 |
19 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
Guyana |
.. |
13 |
.. |
.. |
12 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
20 |
Costa Rica |
.. |
9 |
9 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
Malaysia |
.. |
15 |
15 |
15 |
.. |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
Ivory Coast |
.. |
14 |
14 |
14 |
.. |
.. |
19 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
Estonia |
.. |
13 |
11 |
11 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
19 |
19 |
Nicaragua |
.. |
10 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
Zambia |
.. |
15 |
15 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
Iceland |
.. |
16 |
16 |
16 |
22 |
22 |
22 |
22 |
19 |
19 |
Equatorial Guinea |
.. |
7 |
7 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
18 |
Namibia |
.. |
13 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
18 |
18 |
19 |
19 |
18 |
Israel |
.. |
9 |
9 |
9 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
Sierra Leone |
.. |
5 |
.. |
.. |
7 |
7 |
7 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
Nigeria |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
12 |
12 |
12 |
24 |
17 |
Ecuador |
.. |
.. |
3 |
21 |
21 |
18 |
18 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
Kenya |
.. |
6 |
.. |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
Venezuela |
.. |
12 |
12 |
.. |
25 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
Republic of Moldova |
.. |
5 |
5 |
.. |
9 |
8 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
16 |
Cameroon |
.. |
22 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
Singapore |
.. |
2 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
10 |
10 |
15 |
15 |
Zimbabwe |
.. |
22 |
22 |
22 |
21 |
14 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
Chile |
.. |
9 |
9 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
Mali |
.. |
3 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
Niger |
.. |
.. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
14 |
Luxembourg |
.. |
12 |
12 |
12 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
14 |
Bhutan |
.. |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
Lesotho |
.. |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
Guinea-Bissau |
.. |
10 |
10 |
10 |
.. |
8 |
8 |
8 |
.. |
14 |
Panama |
.. |
7 |
7 |
7 |
.. |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
13 |
Burkina Faso |
.. |
4 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
Egypt |
.. |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
.. |
11 |
11 |
11 |
13 |
Guatemala |
.. |
10 |
10 |
10 |
8 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
13 |
13 |
Azerbaijan |
.. |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
.. |
13 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
Uruguay |
.. |
7 |
7 |
7 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
Cambodia |
.. |
7 |
7 |
.. |
10 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
12 |
12 |
Nepal |
.. |
7 |
7 |
7 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
.. |
10 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
10 |
10 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
Slovenia |
.. |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
Sri Lanka |
.. |
12 |
12 |
12 |
11 |
.. |
.. |
10 |
10 |
11 |
Madagascar |
.. |
5 |
5 |
.. |
12 |
12 |
12 |
6 |
6 |
11 |
Gabon |
.. |
.. |
10 |
10 |
10 |
11 |
.. |
11 |
11 |
11 |
Congo |
.. |
2 |
.. |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
12 |
11 |
11 |
Suriname |
.. |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
.. |
9 |
9 |
9 |
10 |
Chad |
.. |
9 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
9 |
9 |
10 |
Serbia and Montenegro |
.. |
.. |
7 |
7 |
7 |
.. |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
Seychelles |
.. |
9 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
San Marino |
.. |
7 |
7 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
El Salvador |
.. |
9 |
13 |
14 |
14 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
9 |
9 |
Albania |
.. |
17 |
.. |
.. |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
9 |
Cyprus |
.. |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
9 |
Bahamas |
.. |
4 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
Cape Verde |
.. |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
Paraguay |
.. |
2 |
2 |
.. |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
8 |
Kazakhstan |
.. |
9 |
9 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
Tajikistan |
.. |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
Jamaica |
.. |
7 |
7 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
12 |
.. |
3 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
Botswana |
.. |
4 |
4 |
4 |
.. |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
.. |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
.. |
6 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
Armenia |
.. |
12 |
12 |
12 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
Swaziland |
.. |
2 |
2 |
.. |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
7 |
Gambia |
.. |
.. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
.. |
7 |
7 |
7 |
Honduras |
.. |
10 |
.. |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
Djibouti |
.. |
|
.. |
.. |
|
|
|
7 |
7 |
7 |
Kyrgyzstan |
.. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
Benin |
.. |
6 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
Bangladesh |
.. |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
.. |
6 |
6 |
6 |
Dominica |
.. |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
.. |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
Jordan |
.. |
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
Fiji |
.. |
3 |
3 |
3 |
8 |
.. |
4 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
Malta |
.. |
4 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
.. |
2 |
2 |
.. |
1 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
Mongolia |
.. |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
5 |
Sao Tome and Principe |
.. |
4 |
4 |
.. |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
Togo |
.. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
.. |
4 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
Monaco |
.. |
1 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
Mauritius |
.. |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
Liberia |
.. |
2 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
Andorra |
.. |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
Grenada |
.. |
3 |
3 |
3 |
.. |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
Barbados |
.. |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
4 |