Compare data on Parliaments
Inhabitants per parliamentarian
Calculated by dividing the population by the statutory number of parliamentarians.
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Aggregated data as of today
Inhabitants per parliamentarian | Number of countries |
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0 - 9999 | 22 |
10000 - 49999 | 52 |
50000 - 99999 | 29 |
100000+ | 31 |
Excluding 3 parliaments where all chambers are suspended
Aggregated data as of today
Inhabitants per parliamentarian | Number of countries |
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0 - 9999 | 22 |
10000 - 49999 | 52 |
50000 - 99999 | 29 |
100000+ | 31 |
Excluding 3 parliaments where all chambers are suspended
Latest data
Country | Chamber | Inhabitants per parliamentarian |
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House of the People (Suspended), House of Elders (Suspended) | 113,918 | |
Albania | Parliament | 20,393 |
Algeria | National People's Assembly, Council of the Nation | No information available |
Andorra | General Council | 2,821 |
Angola | National Assembly | 156,836 |
Antigua and Barbuda | House of Representatives, Senate | 2,657 |
Argentina | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | 137,620 |
Armenia | National Assembly | 21,144 |
Australia | House of Representatives, Senate | 114,189 |
Austria | National Council, Federal Council | 36,566 |
Azerbaijan | National Assembly | 82,504 |
Bahamas | House of Assembly, Senate | 7,418 |
Bahrain | Council of Representatives, Shura Council | 18,288 |
Bangladesh | Parliament | 483,874 |
Barbados | House of Assembly, Senate | No information available |
Belarus | House of Representatives, Council of the Republic | 55,046 |
Belgium | House of Representatives, Senate | 55,290 |
Belize | House of Representatives, Senate | No information available |
Benin | National Assembly | No information available |
Bhutan | National Assembly, National Council | 10,792 |
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Chamber of Deputies, Chamber of Senators | 72,765 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | House of Representatives, House of Peoples | 57,386 |
Botswana | National Assembly | 39,815 |
Brazil | Chamber of Deputies, Federal Senate | 360,818 |
Brunei Darussalam | Legislative Council | No information available |
Bulgaria | National Assembly | 28,692 |
Burkina Faso | Transitional Legislative Assembly | No information available |
Burundi | National Assembly, Senate | 77,475 |
Cabo Verde | National Assembly | No information available |
Cambodia | National Assembly, Senate | 88,711 |
Cameroon | National Assembly, Senate | 97,139 |
Canada | House of Commons, Senate | No information available |
Central African Republic | National Assembly | 38,979 |
Chad | Transitional National Council | No information available |
Chile | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | 95,088 |
China | National People's Congress | 475,298 |
Colombia | House of Representatives, Senate | No information available |
Comoros | Assembly of the Union | 34,250 |
Congo | National Assembly, Senate | 26,170 |
Costa Rica | Legislative Assembly | No information available |
Croatia | Croatian Parliament | 26,887 |
Cuba | National Assembly of the People's Power | 18,605 |
Cyprus | House of Representatives | No information available |
Czechia | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | 37,406 |
Côte d'Ivoire | National Assembly, Senate | 77,621 |
Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Supreme People's Assembly | 37,805 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | National Assembly, Senate | 157,461 |
Denmark | The Danish Parliament | 32,704 |
Djibouti | National Assembly | 17,015 |
Dominica | House of Assembly | No information available |
Dominican Republic | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | 50,081 |
Ecuador | National Assembly | 129,912 |
Egypt | House of Representatives, Senate | 121,944 |
El Salvador | Legislative Assembly | No information available |
Equatorial Guinea | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | 9,612 |
Eritrea | National Assembly | 24,133 |
Estonia | The Estonian Parliament | 13,158 |
Eswatini | House of Assembly, Senate | 11,920 |
Ethiopia | House of Peoples' Representatives, House of the Federation | 171,833 |
Fiji | Parliament | No information available |
Finland | Parliament | 27,680 |
France | National Assembly, Senate | 69,763 |
Gabon | Transitional National Assembly, Transitional Senate | No information available |
Gambia (The) | National Assembly | 45,517 |
Georgia | Parliament | 25,053 |
Germany | German Bundestag, Federal Council | 125,051 |
Ghana | Parliament | 119,393 |
Greece | Hellenic Parliament | 34,817 |
Grenada | House of Representatives, Senate | 4,464 |
Guatemala | Congress of the Republic | 110,050 |
Guinea | Transitional National Council | No information available |
Guinea-Bissau | People's National Assembly | 20,206 |
Guyana | National Assembly | 11,667 |
Haiti | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | 76,832 |
Honduras | National Congress | 80,297 |
Hungary | National Assembly | 48,794 |
Iceland | Parliament | 5,873 |
India | House of the People, Council of States | No information available |
Indonesia | House of Representatives | No information available |
Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Islamic Parliament of Iran | No information available |
Iraq | Council of Representatives of Iraq | No information available |
Ireland | House of Representatives, Senate | 23,291 |
Israel | Parliament | 74,167 |
Italy | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | No information available |
Jamaica | House of Representatives, Senate | 33,667 |
Japan | House of Representatives, House of Councillors | No information available |
Jordan | House of Representatives, Senate | 57,959 |
Kazakhstan | House of Representatives, Senate | No information available |
Kenya | National Assembly, Senate | No information available |
Kiribati | House of Assembly | 2,867 |
Kuwait | National Assembly | No information available |
Kyrgyzstan | Supreme Council | 72,533 |
Lao People's Democratic Republic | National Assembly | 45,274 |
Latvia | Parliament | 18,740 |
Lebanon | National Assembly | 43,695 |
Lesotho | National Assembly, Senate | 14,716 |
Liberia | House of Representatives, The Liberian Senate | 50,417 |
Libya | House of Representatives | 33,675 |
Liechtenstein | Diet | 1,560 |
Lithuania | Parliament | 19,766 |
Luxembourg | Chamber of Deputies | 10,650 |
Madagascar | National Assembly, Senate | 171,101 |
Malawi | National Assembly | 103,057 |
Malaysia | House of Representatives, Senate | No information available |
Maldives | People's Majlis | No information available |
Mali | Transitional National Council | No information available |
Malta | House of Representatives | No information available |
Marshall Islands | Parliament | 1,273 |
Mauritania | National Assembly, Senate (Suspended) | 21,667 |
Mauritius | National Assembly | 18,557 |
Mexico | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | 201,760 |
Micronesia (Federated States of) | Congress | 8,071 |
Monaco | National Council | 1,542 |
Mongolia | State Great Hural | 44,053 |
Montenegro | Parliament | 7,753 |
Morocco | House of Representatives, House of Councillors | No information available |
Mozambique | Assembly of the Republic | 128,308 |
House of Representatives (Suspended), House of Nationalities (Suspended) | No information available | |
Namibia | National Assembly, National Council | 17,329 |
Nauru | Parliament | 684 |
Nepal | House of Representatives, National Assembly | No information available |
Netherlands | House of Representatives, Senate | 77,787 |
New Zealand | House of Representatives | No information available |
Nicaragua | National Assembly | No information available |
Niger | National Assembly | 147,678 |
Nigeria | House of Representatives, Senate | 455,013 |
North Macedonia | Assembly of the Republic | No information available |
Norway | Parliament | 31,970 |
Oman | Shura Council, State Council | 26,279 |
Pakistan | National Assembly, Senate | No information available |
Palau | House of Delegates, Senate | 621 |
Panama | National Assembly | 61,282 |
Papua New Guinea | National Parliament | No information available |
Paraguay | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | 53,632 |
Peru | Congress of the Republic | 259,346 |
Philippines | House of Representatives, Senate | 347,195 |
Poland | Sejm, Senate | 68,407 |
Portugal | Assembly of the Republic | 44,739 |
Qatar | Shura Council | 59,733 |
Republic of Korea | National Assembly | 172,767 |
Republic of Moldova | Parliament | 30,317 |
Romania | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | 41,479 |
Russian Federation | State Duma, Council of the Federation | No information available |
Rwanda | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | 127,000 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | National Assembly | 3,000 |
Saint Lucia | House of Assembly, Senate | 6,207 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | House of Assembly | 4,727 |
Samoa | Legislative Assembly | 4,294 |
San Marino | Great and General Council | No information available |
Sao Tome and Principe | National Assembly | 4,055 |
Saudi Arabia | Shura Council | 238,079 |
Senegal | National Assembly | 102,285 |
Serbia | National Assembly | 29,188 |
Seychelles | National Assembly | 3,029 |
Sierra Leone | Parliament | No information available |
Singapore | Parliament | No information available |
Slovakia | National Council | 36,320 |
Slovenia | National Assembly, National Council | No information available |
Solomon Islands | National Parliament | 14,160 |
Somalia | House of the People, Upper House | 51,872 |
South Africa | National Assembly, National Council of Provinces | 121,208 |
South Sudan | Transitional National Legislative Assembly, Council of States | No information available |
Spain | Congress of Deputies, Senate | No information available |
Sri Lanka | Parliament | 96,769 |
National Assembly (Suspended), Council of States (Suspended) | 94,724 | |
Suriname | National Assembly | 12,020 |
Sweden | Parliament | 29,991 |
Switzerland | National Council, Council of States | 35,329 |
Syrian Arab Republic | People's Assembly | 85,296 |
Tajikistan | House of Representatives, National Assembly | 101,563 |
Thailand | House of Representatives, Senate | No information available |
Timor-Leste | National Parliament | 20,323 |
Togo | National Assembly | No information available |
Tonga | Legislative Assembly | No information available |
Trinidad and Tobago | House of Representatives, Senate | No information available |
Tunisia | Assembly of People's Representatives, National Council of Regions and Districts | No information available |
Turkmenistan | Assembly, People’s Council (Suspended) | No information available |
Tuvalu | Parliament of Tuvalu | 733 |
Türkiye | Grand National Assembly of Türkiye | 141,292 |
Uganda | Parliament | 86,681 |
Ukraine | Parliament | 96,736 |
United Arab Emirates | Federal National Council | 234,125 |
United Kingdom | House of Commons, House of Lords | No information available |
United Republic of Tanzania | National Assembly | No information available |
United States of America | House of Representatives, Senate | 629,903 |
Uruguay | House of Representatives, Senate | 26,354 |
Uzbekistan | Legislative Chamber, Senate | No information available |
Vanuatu | Parliament | 6,135 |
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | National Assembly | No information available |
Viet Nam | National Assembly | No information available |
Yemen | House of Representatives, Shura Council | 80,053 |
Zambia | National Assembly | 116,605 |
Zimbabwe | National Assembly, Senate | No information available |