Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments

Each month, the IPU publishes rankings of the percentage of women in national parliaments.
See the monthly global and regional averages compiled on the basis of the ranking data.
Monthly rankings for 1997-2018 are available on the IPU archive site.

Percentage of women

Ranking as of 1st January 2021

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Rank Country Lower or single House Upper chamber
Elections Seats Women % W Elections Seats Women % W
1 Rwanda 09.2018 80 49 61.3 09.2019 26 10 38.5
2 Cuba 03.2018 586 313 53.4 - - - -
3 United Arab Emirates 10.2019 40 20 50.0 - - - -
4 Nicaragua 11.2016 91 44 48.4 - - - -
5 New Zealand 10.2020 120 58 48.3 - - - -
6 Mexico 07.2018 500 241 48.2 07.2018 128 63 49.2
7 Sweden 09.2018 349 164 47.0 - - - -
8 Grenada 03.2018 15 7 46.7 04.2018 13 2 15.4
9 Andorra 04.2019 28 13 46.4 - - - -
10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 10.2020 130 60 46.2 10.2020 36 20 55.6
11 Finland 04.2019 200 92 46.0 - - - -
12 South Africa 05.2019 397 182 45.8 05.2019 53 22 41.5
13 Costa Rica 02.2018 57 26 45.6 - - - -
14 Norway 09.2017 169 75 44.4 - - - -
15 Namibia 11.2019 104 46 44.2 12.2020 42 6 14.3
16 Spain 11.2019 350 154 44.0 11.2019 265 108 40.8
17 Senegal 07.2017 165 71 43.0 - - - -
18 Argentina 10.2019 257 109 42.4 10.2019 72 29 40.3
“ Mozambique 10.2019 250 106 42.4 - - - -
20 Belgium 05.2019 150 63 42.0 07.2019 59 27 45.8
“ Switzerland 10.2019 200 84 42.0 10.2019 46 12 26.1
22 Belarus 11.2019 110 44 40.0 11.2019 60 15 25.0
“ Portugal 10.2019 230 92 40.0 - - - -
24 Austria 09.2019 183 73 39.9 - 61 26 42.6
25 Denmark 06.2019 179 71 39.7 - - - -
“ Iceland 10.2017 63 25 39.7 - - - -
27 France 06.2017 577 228 39.5 09.2020 348 121 34.8
28 Ecuador 02.2017 137 54 39.4 - - - -
29 North Macedonia 07.2020 120 47 39.2 - - - -
“ Serbia 06.2020 250 98 39.2 - - - -
31 Ethiopia 05.2015 547 212 38.8 10.2015 153 49 32.0
32 Timor-Leste 05.2018 65 25 38.5 - - - -
33 Burundi 05.2020 123 47 38.2 07.2020 39 16 41.0
34 United Republic of Tanzania 10.2020 384 141 36.7 - - - -
35 Guyana 03.2020 70 25 35.7 - - - -
“ Italy 03.2018 630 225 35.7 03.2018 320 110 34.4
37 Uganda 02.2016 459 160 34.9 - - - -
38 Dominica 12.2019 32 11 34.4 - - - -
39 Cameroon 02.2020 180 61 33.9 03.2018 100 26 26.0
“ United Kingdom 12.2019 650 220 33.9 - 792 221 27.9
41 El Salvador 03.2018 84 28 33.3 - - - -
“ Monaco 02.2018 24 8 33.3 - - - -
“ Netherlands 03.2017 150 50 33.3 05.2019 75 29 38.7
“ San Marino 12.2019 60 20 33.3 - - - -
45 Nepal 11.2017 275 90 32.7 01.2020 58 22 37.9
“ Uzbekistan 12.2019 147 48 32.7 01.2020 100 23 23.0
47 Zimbabwe 07.2018 270 86 31.9 07.2018 80 35 43.8
48 Luxembourg 10.2018 60 19 31.7 - - - -
49 Germany 09.2017 709 223 31.5 - 69 25 36.2
50 Australia 05.2019 151 47 31.1 05.2019 76 39 51.3
“ Croatia 07.2020 151 47 31.1 - - - -
52 Angola 08.2017 220 65 29.6 - - - -
“ Canada 10.2019 338 100 29.6 - 93 46 49.5
54 Albania 06.2017 122 36 29.5 - - - -
“ Singapore 07.2020 95 28 29.5 - - - -
56 Suriname 05.2020 51 15 29.4 - - - -
57 Latvia 10.2018 100 29 29.0 - - - -
58 Jamaica 09.2020 63 18 28.6 09.2020 21 8 38.1
59 South Sudan 08.2016 383 109 28.5 08.2011 50 6 12.0
60 Poland 10.2019 459 130 28.3 10.2019 100 24 24.0
61 Philippines 05.2019 304 85 28.0 05.2019 24 7 29.2
62 Dominican Republic 07.2020 190 53 27.9 07.2020 32 4 12.5
63 Estonia 03.2019 101 28 27.7 - - - -
“ Lithuania 10.2020 141 39 27.7 - - - -
65 Lao People's Democratic Republic 03.2016 149 41 27.5 - - - -
66 Egypt 10.2020 591 162 27.4 08.2020 300 40 13.3
67 Mali 12.2020 121 33 27.3 - - - -
“ United States of America 11.2020 433 118 27.3 11.2020 100 25 25.0
69 Bulgaria 03.2017 240 65 27.1 - - - -
“ Kazakhstan 03.2016 107 29 27.1 08.2020 48 9 18.8
71 Afghanistan 10.2018 248 67 27.0 01.2015 68 19 27.9
72 Israel 03.2020 120 32 26.7 - - - -
“ Slovenia 06.2018 90 24 26.7 11.2017 40 4 10.0
“ Viet Nam 05.2016 494 132 26.7 - - - -
75 Cabo Verde 03.2016 72 19 26.4 - - - -
“ Iraq 05.2018 329 87 26.4 - - - -
77 Tunisia 10.2019 217 57 26.3 - - - -
78 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10.2018 42 11 26.2 02.2019 15 3 20.0
“ Djibouti 02.2018 65 17 26.2 - - - -
“ Peru 01.2020 130 34 26.2 - - - -
“ Trinidad and Tobago 08.2020 42 11 26.2 08.2020 32 13 40.6
82 Algeria 05.2017 462 120 26.0 12.2018 141 8 5.7
83 Niger 12.2020 166 43 25.9 - - - -
84 Saint Kitts and Nevis 06.2020 16 4 25.0 - - - -
“ Turkmenistan 03.2018 124 31 25.0 - - - -
86 China 03.2018 2975 742 24.9 - - - -
87 Republic of Moldova 02.2019 101 25 24.8 - - - -
88 Montenegro 08.2020 81 20 24.7 - - - -
89 Somalia 10.2016 275 67 24.4 10.2016 54 13 24.1
90 Uruguay 10.2019 99 24 24.2 10.2019 31 10 32.3
91 Tajikistan 03.2020 63 15 23.8 03.2020 31 7 22.6
92 Sao Tome and Principe 10.2018 55 13 23.6 - - - -
93 Lesotho 06.2017 120 28 23.3 07.2017 33 7 21.2
94 Czechia 10.2017 200 46 23.0 10.2020 81 12 14.8
“ Equatorial Guinea 11.2017 100 23 23.0 11.2017 72 12 16.7
96 Malawi 05.2019 192 44 22.9 - - - -
“ Panama 05.2019 70 16 22.9 - - - -
“ Seychelles 10.2020 35 8 22.9 - - - -
99 Armenia 12.2018 132 30 22.7 - - - -
“ Slovakia 02.2020 150 34 22.7 - - - -
101 Chile 11.2017 155 35 22.6 11.2017 43 11 25.6
102 Ireland 02.2020 160 36 22.5 03.2020 60 24 40.0
103 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 12.2015 167 37 22.2 - - - -
104 Greece 07.2019 300 65 21.7 - - - -
105 Cambodia 07.2018 125 27 21.6 02.2018 62 10 16.1
“ Fiji 11.2018 51 11 21.6 - - - -
“ Kenya 08.2017 347 75 21.6 08.2017 66 21 31.8
108 Cyprus 05.2016 56 12 21.4 - - - -
109 Honduras 11.2017 128 27 21.1 - - - -
110 Indonesia 04.2019 575 121 21.0 - - - -
111 Bangladesh 12.2018 350 73 20.9 - - - -
112 Ukraine 07.2019 423 88 20.8 - - - -
113 Georgia 10.2020 150 31 20.7 - - - -
114 Morocco 10.2016 395 81 20.5 10.2015 120 14 11.7
115 Mauritania 09.2018 153 31 20.3 - - - -
116 Pakistan 07.2018 342 69 20.2 03.2018 104 20 19.2
117 Barbados 05.2018 30 6 20.0 06.2018 21 9 42.9
“ Mauritius 11.2019 70 14 20.0 - - - -
119 Saudi Arabia 10.2020 151 30 19.9 - - - -
120 Guatemala 06.2019 160 31 19.4 - - - -
121 Republic of Korea 04.2020 300 57 19.0 - - - -
122 Colombia 03.2018 170 32 18.8 03.2018 105 22 21.0
123 Togo 12.2018 91 17 18.7 - - - -
124 Romania 12.2020 329 61 18.5 12.2020 136 25 18.4
125 Azerbaijan 02.2020 121 22 18.2 - - - -
“ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11.2020 22 4 18.2 - - - -
127 Madagascar 05.2019 151 27 17.9 12.2020 18 2 11.1
128 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 03.2019 687 121 17.6 - - - -
129 Mongolia 06.2020 75 13 17.3 - - - -
“ Türkiye 06.2018 600 104 17.3 - - - -
131 Kyrgyzstan 10.2020 117 20 17.1 - - - -
132 Zambia 08.2016 167 28 16.8 - - - -
133 Comoros 01.2020 24 4 16.7 - - - -
“ Guinea 03.2020 114 19 16.7 - - - -
“ Saint Lucia 06.2016 18 3 16.7 07.2016 11 3 27.3
136 Gabon 10.2018 142 23 16.2 12.2014 98 17 17.4
137 Libya 06.2014 188 30 16.0 - - - -
138 Russian Federation 09.2016 450 71 15.8 - 170 29 17.1
“ Thailand 03.2019 489 77 15.8 05.2019 250 26 10.4
140 Chad 02.2011 156 24 15.4 - - - -
141 Myanmar 11.2020 425 65 15.3 11.2020 216 31 14.4
142 Brazil 10.2018 513 78 15.2 10.2018 81 10 12.4
143 Bahrain 11.2018 40 6 15.0 12.2018 40 9 22.5
“ Paraguay 04.2018 80 12 15.0 04.2018 45 8 17.8
145 Bhutan 10.2018 47 7 14.9 04.2018 25 4 16.0
“ Malaysia 05.2018 222 33 14.9 - 66 9 13.6
147 Ghana 12.2020 275 40 14.6 - - - -
148 India 04.2019 540 78 14.4 06.2020 241 27 11.2
149 Guinea-Bissau 03.2019 102 14 13.7 - - - -
150 Malta 06.2017 67 9 13.4 - - - -
151 Bahamas 05.2017 39 5 12.8 05.2017 16 7 43.8
“ Democratic Republic of the Congo 12.2018 500 64 12.8 03.2019 109 23 21.1
153 Hungary 04.2018 199 25 12.6 - - - -
154 Belize 11.2020 32 4 12.5 12.2020 14 5 35.7
155 Sierra Leone 03.2018 146 18 12.3 - - - -
156 Liechtenstein 02.2017 25 3 12.0 - - - -
157 Jordan 11.2020 130 15 11.5 09.2020 65 8 12.3
158 Côte d'Ivoire 12.2016 255 29 11.4 03.2018 99 19 19.2
159 Congo 07.2017 151 17 11.3 08.2017 69 13 18.8
160 Syrian Arab Republic 07.2020 250 28 11.2 - - - -
161 Antigua and Barbuda 03.2018 18 2 11.1 03.2018 17 9 52.9
162 Liberia 10.2017 73 8 11.0 12.2020 30 1 3.3
163 Botswana 10.2019 65 7 10.8 - - - -
164 Nauru 08.2019 19 2 10.5 - - - -
165 Samoa 03.2016 50 5 10.0 - - - -
166 Japan 10.2017 464 46 9.9 07.2019 244 56 23.0
167 Qatar 06.2016 41 4 9.8 - - - -
168 Eswatini 09.2018 73 7 9.6 10.2018 30 12 40.0
169 Brunei Darussalam 01.2017 33 3 9.1 - - - -
170 Central African Republic 12.2020 140 12 8.6 - - - -
“ Gambia (The) 04.2017 58 5 8.6 - - - -
172 Benin 04.2019 83 7 8.4 - - - -
173 Solomon Islands 04.2019 50 4 8.0 - - - -
174 Tonga 11.2017 27 2 7.4 - - - -
175 Kiribati 04.2020 45 3 6.7 - - - -
176 Burkina Faso 11.2020 127 8 6.3 - - - -
“ Palau 11.2020 16 1 6.3 11.2020 13 1 7.7
“ Tuvalu 09.2019 16 1 6.3 - - - -
179 Marshall Islands 11.2019 33 2 6.1 - - - -
180 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 02.2020 286 16 5.6 - - - -
181 Sri Lanka 08.2020 223 12 5.4 - - - -
182 Lebanon 05.2018 128 6 4.7 - - - -
183 Maldives 04.2019 87 4 4.6 - - - -
184 Nigeria 02.2019 360 13 3.6 02.2019 109 8 7.3
185 Oman 10.2019 86 2 2.3 11.2019 86 15 17.4
186 Kuwait 12.2020 65 1 1.5 - - - -
187 Yemen 04.2003 301 1 0.3 04.2001 111 3 2.7
188 Micronesia (Federated States of) 03.2019 14 0 0.0 - - - -
“ Papua New Guinea 06.2017 111 0 0.0 - - - -
“ Vanuatu 03.2020 52 0 0.0 - - - -
Eritrea 02.1994 - - - - - - -
Haiti 08.2015 - - - 11.2016 10 0 0.0
Suspended Sudan - - - - - - - -

Notes :

  • The data in this table have been compiled by the Inter-Parliamentary Union on the basis of information provided by national parliaments.
  • Parliaments are classified according to the percentage of seats held by women in lower or single parliamentary chambers.
  • The figures correspond to the number of seats filled in parliament at the given time. The ranking may evolve over time based on updates received from national parliaments.
  • When countries appear at the bottom of the table with no ranking number, it means that data on the number of women in the single or lower parliamentary chambers are temporarily unavailable. This is usually the case when elections have taken place recently and the official results have not yet been published. Once the data on the number of women become available, the ranking is updated accordingly.
  • South Africa: The figures on the distribution of seats in the Upper House do not include the 36 special rotating delegates appointed on an ad hoc basis; the Upper House percentage is therefore calculated on the basis of the 54 permanent seats.