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.

Ranking as of 1st May 2022

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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 9 34.6
2 Cuba 03.2018 586 313 53.4 - - - -
3 Nicaragua 11.2021 91 47 51.7 - - - -
4 Mexico 06.2021 500 250 50.0 07.2018 128 63 49.2
“ United Arab Emirates 10.2019 40 20 50.0 - - - -
6 New Zealand 10.2020 120 59 49.2 - - - -
7 Iceland 09.2021 63 30 47.6 - - - -
8 Costa Rica 02.2022 57 27 47.4 - - - -
9 Grenada 03.2018 15 7 46.7 04.2018 13 2 15.4
“ South Africa 05.2019 398 186 46.7 05.2019 54 20 37.0
11 Andorra 04.2019 28 13 46.4 - - - -
12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 10.2020 130 60 46.2 10.2020 36 20 55.6
13 Sweden 09.2018 349 161 46.1 - - - -
14 Finland 04.2019 200 91 45.5 - - - -
15 Norway 09.2021 169 76 45.0 - - - -
16 Argentina 11.2021 257 115 44.8 11.2021 72 31 43.1
17 Namibia 11.2019 104 46 44.2 12.2020 42 6 14.3
18 Spain 11.2019 349 150 43.0 11.2019 265 104 39.3
19 Senegal 07.2017 164 70 42.7 - - - -
20 Switzerland 10.2019 200 85 42.5 10.2019 46 13 28.3
21 Mozambique 10.2019 250 106 42.4 - - - -
22 Belgium 05.2019 150 63 42.0 07.2019 60 29 48.3
23 North Macedonia 07.2020 120 50 41.7 - - - -
24 Austria 09.2019 183 76 41.5 - 61 25 41.0
“ Ethiopia 06.2021 470 195 41.5 10.2021 144 44 30.6
26 Netherlands 03.2021 150 61 40.7 05.2019 75 24 32.0
27 Republic of Moldova 07.2021 101 41 40.6 - - - -
28 Belarus 11.2019 110 44 40.0 11.2019 60 15 25.0
“ Peru 04.2021 130 52 40.0 - - - -
“ Slovenia 04.2022 90 36 40.0 11.2017 40 4 10.0
“ Timor-Leste 05.2018 65 26 40.0 - - - -
32 Denmark 06.2019 179 71 39.7 - - - -
33 France 06.2017 577 228 39.5 09.2020 348 122 35.1
34 Cabo Verde 04.2021 72 28 38.9 - - - -
35 Serbia 04.2022 250 97 38.8 - - - -
36 Ecuador 02.2021 137 53 38.7 - - - -
37 Burundi 05.2020 123 47 38.2 07.2020 39 16 41.0
38 Portugal 01.2022 230 85 37.0 - - - -
39 United Republic of Tanzania 10.2020 388 143 36.9 - - - -
40 Italy 03.2018 630 229 36.4 03.2018 320 112 35.0
41 Albania 04.2021 140 50 35.7 - - - -
42 Armenia 06.2021 107 38 35.5 - - - -
“ Chile 11.2021 155 55 35.5 11.2021 50 12 24.0
44 Guyana 03.2020 65 23 35.4 - - - -
45 Germany 09.2021 736 257 34.9 - 71 24 33.8
46 United Kingdom 12.2019 648 225 34.7 - 776 222 28.6
47 Dominica 12.2019 32 11 34.4 - - - -
48 Cameroon 02.2020 180 61 33.9 03.2018 100 26 26.0
49 Uganda 01.2021 556 188 33.8 - - - -
50 Nepal 11.2017 271 91 33.6 01.2022 59 22 37.3
51 Luxembourg 10.2018 60 20 33.3 - - - -
“ Monaco 02.2018 24 8 33.3 - - - -
“ San Marino 12.2019 60 20 33.3 - - - -
“ Uzbekistan 12.2019 144 48 33.3 01.2020 100 23 23.0
55 South Sudan 05.2021 550 178 32.4 08.2021 84 27 32.1
56 Croatia 07.2020 151 48 31.8 - - - -
57 Chad 09.2021 93 29 31.2 - - - -
58 Australia 05.2019 151 47 31.1 05.2019 75 40 53.3
59 Zimbabwe 07.2018 265 81 30.6 07.2018 77 34 44.2
60 Canada 09.2021 338 103 30.5 - 92 45 48.9
61 Viet Nam 05.2021 499 151 30.3 - - - -
62 Israel 03.2021 120 36 30.0 - - - -
63 Angola 08.2017 220 65 29.6 - - - -
“ Guinea 01.2022 81 24 29.6 - - - -
65 Suriname 05.2020 51 15 29.4 - - - -
66 Singapore 07.2020 103 30 29.1 - - - -
67 Colombia 03.2022 187 54 28.9 03.2022 108 32 29.6
“ Iraq 10.2021 329 95 28.9 - - - -
69 Jamaica 09.2020 63 18 28.6 09.2020 21 8 38.1
70 Lithuania 10.2020 141 40 28.4 - - - -
71 Poland 10.2019 460 130 28.3 10.2019 100 24 24.0
72 United States of America 11.2020 430 121 28.1 11.2020 100 24 24.0
73 Liechtenstein 02.2021 25 7 28.0 - - - -
74 Dominican Republic 07.2020 190 53 27.9 07.2020 32 4 12.5
“ Malta 03.2022 79 22 27.9 - - - -
76 Egypt 10.2020 592 164 27.7 08.2020 300 40 13.3
“ Philippines 05.2019 307 85 27.7 05.2019 24 7 29.2
78 El Salvador 02.2021 84 23 27.4 - - - -
“ Kazakhstan 01.2021 106 29 27.4 08.2020 48 9 18.8
80 Honduras 11.2021 128 35 27.3 - - - -
81 Montenegro 08.2020 81 22 27.2 - - - -
82 Latvia 10.2018 100 27 27.0 - - - -
“ Tajikistan 03.2020 63 17 27.0 03.2020 31 8 25.8
84 Barbados 01.2022 30 8 26.7 02.2022 19 8 42.1
85 Mali 12.2020 121 32 26.5 - - - -
86 Tunisia 10.2019 217 57 26.3 - - - -
87 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10.2018 42 11 26.2 02.2019 15 3 20.0
“ Djibouti 02.2018 65 17 26.2 - - - -
“ Trinidad and Tobago 08.2020 42 11 26.2 08.2020 32 13 40.6
90 Niger 12.2020 166 43 25.9 - - - -
“ Turkmenistan 03.2018 116 30 25.9 03.2021 55 14 25.5
92 Estonia 03.2019 101 26 25.7 - - - -
93 Czechia 10.2021 200 51 25.5 10.2020 81 12 14.8
94 Uruguay 10.2019 99 25 25.3 10.2019 31 10 32.3
95 Saint Kitts and Nevis 06.2020 16 4 25.0 - - - -
96 China 03.2018 2975 742 24.9 - - - -
97 Lesotho 06.2017 115 28 24.4 07.2017 33 7 21.2
98 Morocco 09.2021 395 95 24.1 10.2021 120 15 12.5
99 Sao Tome and Principe 10.2018 55 13 23.6 - - - -
100 Ireland 02.2020 160 37 23.1 03.2020 60 24 40.0
101 Malawi 05.2019 192 44 22.9 - - - -
“ Seychelles 10.2020 35 8 22.9 - - - -
103 Bulgaria 11.2021 240 54 22.5 - - - -
“ Panama 05.2019 71 16 22.5 - - - -
105 Equatorial Guinea 11.2017 100 22 22.0 11.2017 72 12 16.7
“ Lao People's Democratic Republic 02.2021 164 36 22.0 - - - -
107 Indonesia 04.2019 575 126 21.9 - - - -
108 Kenya 08.2017 350 75 21.4 08.2017 68 21 30.9
109 Slovakia 02.2020 150 32 21.3 - - - -
110 Greece 07.2019 300 63 21.0 - - - -
111 Bangladesh 12.2018 350 73 20.9 - - - -
112 Cambodia 07.2018 125 26 20.8 02.2018 62 10 16.1
113 Kyrgyzstan 11.2021 88 18 20.5 - - - -
“ Pakistan 07.2018 342 70 20.5 03.2021 100 19 19.0
115 Mauritania 09.2018 153 31 20.3 - - - -
“ Ukraine 07.2019 423 86 20.3 - - - -
117 Mauritius 11.2019 70 14 20.0 - - - -
118 Saudi Arabia 10.2020 151 30 19.9 - - - -
119 Burkina Faso 03.2022 71 14 19.7 - - - -
120 Fiji 11.2018 51 10 19.6 - - - -
121 Guatemala 06.2019 160 31 19.4 - - - -
122 Georgia 10.2020 147 28 19.1 - - - -
“ Romania 12.2020 330 63 19.1 12.2020 136 25 18.4
124 Togo 12.2018 91 17 18.7 - - - -
125 Republic of Korea 04.2020 295 55 18.6 - - - -
126 Madagascar 05.2019 151 28 18.5 12.2020 18 2 11.1
127 Somalia 11.2021 223 41 18.4 07.2021 54 14 25.9
128 Azerbaijan 02.2020 120 22 18.3 - - - -
129 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11.2020 22 4 18.2 - - - -
130 Bahamas 09.2021 39 7 18.0 10.2021 16 4 25.0
131 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 03.2019 687 121 17.6 - - - -
132 Paraguay 04.2018 80 14 17.5 04.2018 45 7 15.6
133 Bhutan 10.2018 46 8 17.4 04.2018 24 3 12.5
“ Türkiye 06.2018 582 101 17.4 - - - -
135 Mongolia 06.2020 76 13 17.1 - - - -
136 Comoros 01.2020 24 4 16.7 - - - -
137 Libya 06.2014 170 28 16.5 - - - -
138 Russian Federation 09.2021 450 73 16.2 - 169 37 21.9
139 Thailand 03.2019 489 77 15.8 05.2019 248 26 10.5
140 Gabon 10.2018 143 22 15.4 01.2021 67 16 23.9
141 Zambia 08.2021 166 25 15.1 - - - -
142 Bahrain 11.2018 40 6 15.0 12.2018 40 9 22.5
“ Malaysia 05.2018 220 33 15.0 - 55 10 18.2
144 India 04.2019 542 81 14.9 03.2022 236 29 12.3
145 Brazil 10.2018 513 76 14.8 10.2018 81 14 17.3
146 Ghana 12.2020 275 40 14.6 - - - -
147 Cyprus 05.2021 56 8 14.3 - - - -
148 Côte d'Ivoire 03.2021 254 36 14.2 03.2018 99 19 19.2
149 Hungary 04.2022 199 28 14.1 - - - -
150 Guinea-Bissau 03.2019 102 14 13.7 - - - -
151 Central African Republic 12.2020 140 18 12.9 - - - -
152 Democratic Republic of the Congo 12.2018 500 64 12.8 03.2019 109 26 23.9
153 Belize 11.2020 32 4 12.5 12.2020 14 5 35.7
154 Jordan 11.2020 130 16 12.3 09.2020 65 7 10.8
“ Sierra Leone 03.2018 146 18 12.3 - - - -
156 Eswatini 09.2018 74 9 12.2 10.2018 30 12 40.0
157 Congo 07.2017 151 17 11.3 08.2017 69 13 18.8
158 Syrian Arab Republic 07.2020 250 28 11.2 - - - -
159 Antigua and Barbuda 03.2018 18 2 11.1 03.2018 17 9 52.9
“ Botswana 10.2019 63 7 11.1 - - - -
“ Saint Lucia 07.2021 18 2 11.1 08.2021 11 5 45.5
162 Liberia 10.2017 73 8 11.0 12.2020 30 2 6.7
163 Nauru 08.2019 19 2 10.5 - - - -
164 Japan 10.2021 465 45 9.7 07.2019 242 56 23.1
165 Brunei Darussalam 01.2017 33 3 9.1 - - - -
166 Gambia (The) 04.2022 58 5 8.6 - - - -
167 Algeria 06.2021 407 33 8.1 02.2022 164 7 4.3
168 Solomon Islands 04.2019 50 4 8.0 - - - -
169 Samoa 04.2021 51 4 7.8 - - - -
170 Benin 04.2019 81 6 7.4 - - - -
171 Micronesia (Federated States of) 03.2021 14 1 7.1 - - - -
172 Kiribati 04.2020 45 3 6.7 - - - -
173 Palau 11.2020 16 1 6.3 11.2020 13 1 7.7
“ Tuvalu 09.2019 16 1 6.3 - - - -
175 Marshall Islands 11.2019 33 2 6.1 - - - -
176 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 02.2020 286 16 5.6 - - - -
177 Sri Lanka 08.2020 225 12 5.3 - - - -
178 Lebanon 05.2018 128 6 4.7 - - - -
179 Maldives 04.2019 87 4 4.6 - - - -
180 Qatar 10.2021 45 2 4.4 - - - -
181 Tonga 11.2021 27 1 3.7 - - - -
182 Nigeria 02.2019 360 13 3.6 02.2019 109 8 7.3
183 Oman 10.2019 86 2 2.3 11.2019 85 15 17.7
184 Kuwait 12.2020 62 1 1.6 - - - -
185 Papua New Guinea 06.2017 111 0 0.0 - - - -
“ Vanuatu 03.2020 52 0 0.0 - - - -
“ Yemen 04.2003 250 0 0.0 04.2001 90 1 1.1
Eritrea 02.1994 - - - - - - -
Haiti 08.2015 - - - 11.2016 10 0 0.0
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 12.2015 - - - - - - -
Suspended Afghanistan - - - - - - - -
Suspended Myanmar - - - - - - - -
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.