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Number of staff employed by the chamber (FTE)
The number of full time equivalent (FTE) Secretariat staff for the parliament or chamber. Figures do not include personal staff employed by parliamentarians.
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Country | Chamber | Number of staff employed by the chamber (FTE) | Structure | Chamber type |
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House of the People (Suspended) | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber | |
House of Elders (Suspended) | 493 (2022) | Bicameral | Upper chamber | |
Albania | Parliament | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Algeria | National People's Assembly | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Algeria | Council of the Nation | 476 (2022) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Andorra | General Council | 19 (2022) | Unicameral | - |
Angola | National Assembly | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Antigua and Barbuda | House of Representatives | 18 (2022) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Antigua and Barbuda | Senate | 17 (2022) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Argentina | Chamber of Deputies | 4,985 (2022) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Argentina | Senate | 2,822 (2023) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Armenia | National Assembly | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Australia | House of Representatives | 178 (2022) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Australia | Senate | 180 (2022) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Austria | National Council | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Austria | Federal Council | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Azerbaijan | National Assembly | 410 (2021) | Unicameral | - |
Bahamas | House of Assembly | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Bahamas | Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Bahrain | Council of Representatives | 250 (2022) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Bahrain | Shura Council | 152 (2022) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Bangladesh | Parliament | 1,397 (2024) | Unicameral | - |
Barbados | House of Assembly | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Barbados | Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Belarus | House of Representatives | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Belarus | Council of the Republic | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Belgium | House of Representatives | 576 (2023) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Belgium | Senate | 173 (2021) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Belize | House of Representatives | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Belize | Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Benin | National Assembly | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Bhutan | National Assembly | 73 (2021) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Bhutan | National Council | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Chamber of Deputies | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Chamber of Senators | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | House of Representatives | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | House of Peoples | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Botswana | National Assembly | 493 (2022) | Unicameral | - |
Brazil | Chamber of Deputies | 17,376 (2022) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Brazil | Federal Senate | 6,033 (2021) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Brunei Darussalam | Legislative Council | 60 (2022) | Unicameral | - |
Bulgaria | National Assembly | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Burkina Faso | Transitional Legislative Assembly | 261 (2022) | Unicameral | - |
Burundi | National Assembly | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Burundi | Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Cabo Verde | National Assembly | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Cambodia | National Assembly | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Cambodia | Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Cameroon | National Assembly | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Cameroon | Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Canada | House of Commons | 1,807 (2022) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Canada | Senate | 648 (2022) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Central African Republic | National Assembly | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Chad | Transitional National Council | 153 (2020) | Unicameral | - |
Chile | Chamber of Deputies | 436 (2022) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Chile | Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
China | National People's Congress | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Colombia | House of Representatives | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Colombia | Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Comoros | Assembly of the Union | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Congo | National Assembly | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Congo | Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Costa Rica | Legislative Assembly | 916 (2022) | Unicameral | - |
Croatia | Croatian Parliament | 286 (2023) | Unicameral | - |
Cuba | National Assembly of the People's Power | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Cyprus | House of Representatives | 193 (2022) | Unicameral | - |
Czechia | Chamber of Deputies | 365 (2022) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Czechia | Senate | 191 (2022) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Côte d'Ivoire | National Assembly | 253 (2021) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Côte d'Ivoire | Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Supreme People's Assembly | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | National Assembly | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Denmark | The Danish Parliament | 440 (2022) | Unicameral | - |
Djibouti | National Assembly | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Dominica | House of Assembly | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Dominican Republic | Chamber of Deputies | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Dominican Republic | Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Ecuador | National Assembly | 1,327 (2021) | Unicameral | - |
Egypt | House of Representatives | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Egypt | Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
El Salvador | Legislative Assembly | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Equatorial Guinea | Chamber of Deputies | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Equatorial Guinea | Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Eritrea | National Assembly | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Estonia | The Estonian Parliament | 209 (2022) | Unicameral | - |
Eswatini | House of Assembly | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Eswatini | Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Ethiopia | House of Peoples' Representatives | 506 (2022) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Ethiopia | House of the Federation | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Fiji | Parliament | 77 (2022) | Unicameral | - |
Finland | Parliament | 492 (2022) | Unicameral | - |
France | National Assembly | 1,260 (2023) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
France | Senate | 1,230 (2023) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Gabon | Transitional National Assembly | 814 (2022) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Gabon | Transitional Senate | 128 (2022) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Gambia (The) | National Assembly | 151 (2021) | Unicameral | - |
Georgia | Parliament | 1,153 (2021) | Unicameral | - |
Germany | German Bundestag | 2,839 (2023) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Germany | Federal Council | 216 (2022) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Ghana | Parliament | 102 (2022) | Unicameral | - |
Greece | Hellenic Parliament | 1,583 (2022) | Unicameral | - |
Grenada | House of Representatives | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Grenada | Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Guatemala | Congress of the Republic | 2,894 (2022) | Unicameral | - |
Guinea | Transitional National Council | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Guinea-Bissau | People's National Assembly | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Guyana | National Assembly | 122 (2022) | Unicameral | - |
Haiti | Chamber of Deputies | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Haiti | Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Honduras | National Congress | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Hungary | National Assembly | 1,013 (2022) | Unicameral | - |
Iceland | Parliament | 139 (2022) | Unicameral | - |
India | House of the People | 2,252 (2022) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
India | Council of States | 1,485 (2022) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Indonesia | House of Representatives | 1,322 (2021) | Unicameral | - |
Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Islamic Parliament of Iran | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Iraq | Council of Representatives of Iraq | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Ireland | House of Representatives | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Ireland | Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Israel | Parliament | 587 (2021) | Unicameral | - |
Italy | Chamber of Deputies | 1,010 (2022) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Italy | Senate | 625 (2021) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Jamaica | House of Representatives | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Jamaica | Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Japan | House of Representatives | 1,804 (2022) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Japan | House of Councillors | 1,359 (2022) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Jordan | House of Representatives | 544 (2022) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Jordan | Senate | 280 (2022) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Kazakhstan | House of Representatives | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Kazakhstan | Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Kenya | National Assembly | 1,000 (2022) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Kenya | Senate | 400 (2022) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Kiribati | House of Assembly | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Kuwait | National Assembly | 400 (2022) | Unicameral | - |
Kyrgyzstan | Supreme Council | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Lao People's Democratic Republic | National Assembly | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Latvia | Parliament | 537 (2022) | Unicameral | - |
Lebanon | National Assembly | 246 (2022) | Unicameral | - |
Lesotho | National Assembly | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Lesotho | Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Liberia | House of Representatives | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Liberia | The Liberian Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Libya | House of Representatives | 926 (2022) | Unicameral | - |
Liechtenstein | Diet | 8 (2022) | Unicameral | - |
Lithuania | Parliament | 408 (2022) | Unicameral | - |
Luxembourg | Chamber of Deputies | 139 (2022) | Unicameral | - |
Madagascar | National Assembly | 566 (2021) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Madagascar | Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Malawi | National Assembly | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Malaysia | House of Representatives | 52 (2022) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Malaysia | Senate | 23 (2022) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Maldives | People's Majlis | 162 (2023) | Unicameral | - |
Mali | Transitional National Council | 224 (2020) | Unicameral | - |
Malta | House of Representatives | 44 (2022) | Unicameral | - |
Marshall Islands | Parliament | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Mauritania | National Assembly | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Senate (Suspended) | No information available | Unicameral | - | |
Mauritius | National Assembly | 79 (2022) | Unicameral | - |
Mexico | Chamber of Deputies | 4,105 (2020) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Mexico | Senate | 1,273 (2022) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Micronesia (Federated States of) | Congress | 80 (2021) | Unicameral | - |
Monaco | National Council | 45 (2021) | Unicameral | - |
Mongolia | State Great Hural | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Montenegro | Parliament | 198 (2020) | Unicameral | - |
Morocco | House of Representatives | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Morocco | House of Councillors | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Mozambique | Assembly of the Republic | 300 (2020) | Unicameral | - |
House of Representatives (Suspended) | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber | |
House of Nationalities (Suspended) | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber | |
Namibia | National Assembly | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Namibia | National Council | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Nauru | Parliament | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Nepal | House of Representatives | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Nepal | National Assembly | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Netherlands | House of Representatives | 575 (2021) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Netherlands | Senate | 69 (2022) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
New Zealand | House of Representatives | 709 (2022) | Unicameral | - |
Nicaragua | National Assembly | 572 (2021) | Unicameral | - |
Niger | National Assembly | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Nigeria | House of Representatives | 707 (2022) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Nigeria | Senate | 696 (2022) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
North Macedonia | Assembly of the Republic | 256 (2022) | Unicameral | - |
Norway | Parliament | 495 (2022) | Unicameral | - |
Oman | Shura Council | 221 (2021) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Oman | State Council | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Pakistan | National Assembly | 1,467 (2023) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Pakistan | Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Palau | House of Delegates | 56 (2020) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Palau | Senate | 35 (2021) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Panama | National Assembly | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Papua New Guinea | National Parliament | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Paraguay | Chamber of Deputies | 1,323 (2021) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Paraguay | Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Peru | Congress of the Republic | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Philippines | House of Representatives | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Philippines | Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Poland | Sejm | 1,152 (2022) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Poland | Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Portugal | Assembly of the Republic | 417 (2021) | Unicameral | - |
Qatar | Shura Council | 93 (2020) | Unicameral | - |
Republic of Korea | National Assembly | 4,929 (2021) | Unicameral | - |
Republic of Moldova | Parliament | 460 (2021) | Unicameral | - |
Romania | Chamber of Deputies | 1,405 (2022) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Romania | Senate | 17 (2021) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Russian Federation | State Duma | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Russian Federation | Council of the Federation | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Rwanda | Chamber of Deputies | 67 (2021) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Rwanda | Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | National Assembly | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Saint Lucia | House of Assembly | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Saint Lucia | Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | House of Assembly | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Samoa | Legislative Assembly | No information available | Unicameral | - |
San Marino | Great and General Council | 26 (2022) | Unicameral | - |
Sao Tome and Principe | National Assembly | 119 (2022) | Unicameral | - |
Saudi Arabia | Shura Council | 1,000 (2020) | Unicameral | - |
Senegal | National Assembly | 350 (2021) | Unicameral | - |
Serbia | National Assembly | 432 (2022) | Unicameral | - |
Seychelles | National Assembly | 50 (2020) | Unicameral | - |
Sierra Leone | Parliament | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Singapore | Parliament | 51 (2021) | Unicameral | - |
Slovakia | National Council | 376 (2021) | Unicameral | - |
Slovenia | National Assembly | 344 (2022) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Slovenia | National Council | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Solomon Islands | National Parliament | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Somalia | House of the People | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Somalia | Upper House | 29 (2022) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
South Africa | National Assembly | 44 (2021) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
South Africa | National Council of Provinces | 36 (2023) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
South Sudan | Transitional National Legislative Assembly | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
South Sudan | Council of States | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Spain | Congress of Deputies | 488 (2022) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Spain | Senate | 332 (2023) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Sri Lanka | Parliament | 839 (2021) | Unicameral | - |
National Assembly (Suspended) | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber | |
Council of States (Suspended) | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber | |
Suriname | National Assembly | 38 (2021) | Unicameral | - |
Sweden | Parliament | 658 (2021) | Unicameral | - |
Switzerland | National Council | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Switzerland | Council of States | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Syrian Arab Republic | People's Assembly | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Tajikistan | House of Representatives | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Tajikistan | National Assembly | 52 (2020) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Thailand | House of Representatives | 2,077 (2023) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Thailand | Senate | 1,065 (2022) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Timor-Leste | National Parliament | 140 (2023) | Unicameral | - |
Togo | National Assembly | 172 (2023) | Unicameral | - |
Tonga | Legislative Assembly | 98 (2021) | Unicameral | - |
Trinidad and Tobago | House of Representatives | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Trinidad and Tobago | Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Tunisia | Assembly of People's Representatives | 456 (2020) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Tunisia | National Council of Regions and Districts | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Turkmenistan | Assembly | No information available | Unicameral | - |
People’s Council (Suspended) | No information available | Unicameral | - | |
Tuvalu | Parliament of Tuvalu | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Türkiye | Grand National Assembly of Türkiye | 4,174 (2022) | Unicameral | - |
Uganda | Parliament | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Ukraine | Parliament | 873 (2022) | Unicameral | - |
United Arab Emirates | Federal National Council | No information available | Unicameral | - |
United Kingdom | House of Commons | 3,090 (2023) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
United Kingdom | House of Lords | 598 (2023) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
United Republic of Tanzania | National Assembly | No information available | Unicameral | - |
United States of America | House of Representatives | 9,034 (2022) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
United States of America | Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Uruguay | House of Representatives | 292 (2021) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Uruguay | Senate | 243 (2023) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Uzbekistan | Legislative Chamber | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Uzbekistan | Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Vanuatu | Parliament | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | National Assembly | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Viet Nam | National Assembly | 1,000 (2023) | Unicameral | - |
Yemen | House of Representatives | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Yemen | Shura Council | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Zambia | National Assembly | 586 (2022) | Unicameral | - |
Zimbabwe | National Assembly | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Zimbabwe | Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |