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 July 2019

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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 09.2011 26 10 38.5
2 Cuba 03.2018 605 322 53.2 - - - -
3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 10.2014 130 69 53.1 10.2014 36 17 47.2
4 Andorra 04.2019 28 14 50.0 - - - -
5 Mexico 07.2018 500 241 48.2 07.2018 128 63 49.2
6 Spain 04.2019 350 166 47.4 04.2019 250 98 39.2
7 Sweden 09.2018 349 165 47.3 - - - -
8 Finland 04.2019 200 94 47.0 - - - -
9 Grenada 03.2018 15 7 46.7 04.2018 13 4 30.8
10 Namibia 11.2014 104 48 46.2 12.2015 42 10 23.8
11 South Africa 05.2019 398 182 45.7 05.2019 54 21 38.9
12 Costa Rica 02.2018 57 26 45.6 - - - -
13 Nicaragua 11.2016 92 41 44.6 - - - -
14 Belgium 05.2019 150 63 42.0 05.2014 59 26 44.1
15 Senegal 07.2017 165 69 41.8 - - - -
16 New Zealand 09.2017 120 49 40.8 - - - -
“ Norway 09.2017 169 69 40.8 - - - -
18 France 06.2017 577 229 39.7 09.2017 348 112 32.2
19 Mozambique 10.2014 250 99 39.6 - - - -
20 Denmark 06.2019 179 70 39.1 - - - -
21 Argentina 10.2017 255 99 38.8 10.2017 72 30 41.7
“ Ethiopia 05.2015 547 212 38.8 10.2015 153 49 32.0
23 Timor-Leste 05.2018 65 25 38.5 - - - -
24 North Macedonia 12.2016 120 46 38.3 - - - -
25 Iceland 10.2017 63 24 38.1 - - - -
26 Ecuador 02.2017 137 52 38.0 - - - -
27 Serbia 04.2016 247 93 37.7 - - - -
28 Austria 10.2017 183 68 37.2 - 61 22 36.1
29 United Republic of Tanzania 10.2015 393 145 36.9 - - - -
30 Burundi 06.2015 121 44 36.4 07.2015 39 18 46.2
31 Tunisia 10.2014 217 78 35.9 - - - -
32 Italy 03.2018 630 225 35.7 03.2018 320 110 34.4
33 Uganda 02.2016 459 160 34.9 - - - -
34 Portugal 10.2015 230 80 34.8 - - - -
35 Belarus 09.2016 110 38 34.6 09.2016 56 17 30.4
36 Monaco 02.2018 24 8 33.3 - - - -
37 Nepal 11.2017 275 90 32.7 02.2018 59 22 37.3
38 Switzerland 10.2015 200 65 32.5 10.2015 46 7 15.2
39 United Kingdom 06.2017 650 208 32.0 - 789 208 26.4
40 Guyana 05.2015 69 22 31.9 - - - -
“ Zimbabwe 07.2018 270 86 31.9 07.2018 80 35 43.8
42 Netherlands 03.2017 150 47 31.3 05.2019 75 29 38.7
43 Cameroon 09.2013 180 56 31.1 03.2018 100 26 26.0
44 El Salvador 03.2018 84 26 31.0 - - - -
“ Trinidad and Tobago 09.2015 42 13 31.0 09.2015 31 11 35.5
46 Germany 09.2017 709 219 30.9 - 69 27 39.1
47 Australia 05.2019 151 46 30.5 05.2019 76 37 48.7
48 Angola 08.2017 220 66 30.0 - - - -
“ Latvia 10.2018 100 30 30.0 - - - -
“ Peru 04.2016 130 39 30.0 - - - -
51 Estonia 03.2019 101 30 29.7 - - - -
52 Suriname 05.2015 51 15 29.4 - - - -
53 Albania 06.2017 140 41 29.3 - - - -
54 Poland 10.2015 460 134 29.1 10.2015 100 14 14.0
55 South Sudan 08.2016 383 109 28.5 08.2011 50 6 12.0
56 Philippines 05.2019 304 85 28.0 05.2019 24 7 29.2
57 Afghanistan 10.2018 244 68 27.9 01.2015 68 17 25.0
58 Lao People's Democratic Republic 03.2016 149 41 27.5 - - - -
59 Kazakhstan 03.2016 107 29 27.1 06.2017 47 5 10.6
60 Canada 10.2015 334 90 27.0 - 105 49 46.7
61 Dominican Republic 05.2016 190 51 26.8 05.2016 32 3 9.4
62 Viet Nam 05.2016 494 132 26.7 - - - -
63 Djibouti 02.2018 65 17 26.2 - - - -
64 Algeria 05.2017 462 119 25.8 12.2018 132 9 6.8
“ Bulgaria 03.2017 240 62 25.8 - - - -
66 Republic of Moldova 02.2019 101 26 25.7 - - - -
67 Iraq 05.2018 329 83 25.2 - - - -
68 Dominica 12.2014 32 8 25.0 - - - -
“ Luxembourg 10.2018 60 15 25.0 - - - -
“ San Marino 11.2016 60 15 25.0 - - - -
“ Turkmenistan 03.2018 124 31 25.0 - - - -
72 China 03.2018 2975 742 24.9 - - - -
73 Slovenia 06.2018 90 22 24.4 11.2017 40 4 10.0
“ Somalia 10.2016 275 67 24.4 10.2016 54 13 24.1
75 Armenia 12.2018 132 32 24.2 - - - -
“ Israel 04.2019 120 29 24.2 - - - -
77 Cabo Verde 03.2016 72 17 23.6 - - - -
“ United States of America 11.2018 433 102 23.6 11.2018 100 25 25.0
79 Montenegro 10.2016 81 19 23.5 - - - -
80 Lesotho 06.2017 120 28 23.3 07.2017 32 7 21.9
81 Singapore 09.2015 100 23 23.0 - - - -
82 Malawi 05.2019 192 44 22.9 - - - -
83 Guinea 09.2013 114 26 22.8 - - - -
84 Chile 11.2017 155 35 22.6 11.2017 43 10 23.3
85 Czechia 10.2017 200 45 22.5 10.2018 81 13 16.1
“ United Arab Emirates 10.2015 40 9 22.5 - - - -
87 Ireland 02.2016 158 35 22.2 04.2016 60 18 30.0
“ Uruguay 10.2014 99 22 22.2 10.2014 31 8 25.8
“ Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 12.2015 167 37 22.2 - - - -
90 Eritrea 02.1994 150 33 22.0 - - - -
91 Kenya 08.2017 349 76 21.8 08.2017 68 21 30.9
92 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10.2018 42 9 21.4 02.2019 15 3 20.0
“ Panama 05.2019 70 15 21.4 - - - -
94 Lithuania 10.2016 141 30 21.3 - - - -
95 Seychelles 09.2016 33 7 21.2 - - - -
96 Honduras 11.2017 128 27 21.1 - - - -
97 Equatorial Guinea 11.2017 100 21 21.0 11.2017 72 12 16.7
98 Romania 12.2016 329 68 20.7 12.2016 136 19 14.0
99 Bangladesh 12.2018 349 72 20.6 - - - -
100 Croatia 09.2016 151 31 20.5 - - - -
“ Morocco 10.2016 395 81 20.5 10.2015 120 14 11.7
102 Mauritania 09.2018 153 31 20.3 - - - -
103 Pakistan 07.2018 341 69 20.2 03.2018 104 20 19.2
104 Barbados 05.2018 30 6 20.0 06.2018 21 9 42.9
“ Cambodia 07.2018 125 25 20.0 02.2018 62 11 17.7
“ Slovakia 03.2016 150 30 20.0 - - - -
107 Saudi Arabia 12.2016 151 30 19.9 - - - -
108 Fiji 11.2018 51 10 19.6 - - - -
109 Guatemala 06.2019 160 31 19.4 - - - -
110 Kyrgyzstan 10.2015 120 23 19.2 - - - -
111 Tajikistan 03.2015 63 12 19.1 03.2015 32 7 21.9
112 Colombia 03.2018 171 32 18.7 03.2018 105 22 21.0
“ Greece 09.2015 300 56 18.7 - - - -
114 Zambia 08.2016 167 30 18.0 - - - -
115 Cyprus 05.2016 56 10 17.9 - - - -
“ Gabon 10.2018 134 24 17.9 12.2014 100 18 18.0
“ Madagascar 05.2019 151 27 17.9 12.2015 63 13 20.6
118 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 03.2019 687 121 17.6 - - - -
119 Jamaica 02.2016 63 11 17.5 03.2016 21 5 23.8
“ Türkiye 06.2018 596 104 17.5 - - - -
121 Indonesia 04.2019 575 100 17.4 - - - -
122 Mongolia 06.2016 76 13 17.1 - - - -
123 Niger 02.2016 171 29 17.0 - - - -
124 Azerbaijan 11.2015 119 20 16.8 - - - -
125 Republic of Korea 04.2016 300 50 16.7 - - - -
“ Saint Lucia 06.2016 18 3 16.7 07.2016 11 3 27.3
127 Togo 12.2018 91 15 16.5 - - - -
128 Libya 06.2014 188 30 16.0 - - - -
“ Uzbekistan 12.2014 150 24 16.0 01.2015 100 17 17.0
130 Russian Federation 09.2016 450 71 15.8 - 170 31 18.2
“ Thailand 03.2019 500 79 15.8 05.2019 250 25 10.0
132 Jordan 09.2016 130 20 15.4 09.2016 65 10 15.4
133 Bahrain 11.2018 40 6 15.0 12.2018 40 9 22.5
“ Brazil 10.2018 513 77 15.0 10.2018 81 12 14.8
“ Paraguay 04.2018 80 12 15.0 04.2018 45 9 20.0
136 Bhutan 10.2018 47 7 14.9 04.2018 25 4 16.0
“ Chad 02.2011 168 25 14.9 - - - -
“ Egypt 10.2015 596 89 14.9 - - - -
“ Malta 06.2017 67 10 14.9 - - - -
140 Georgia 10.2016 149 22 14.8 - - - -
141 Sao Tome and Principe 10.2018 55 8 14.6 - - - -
142 India 04.2019 542 78 14.4 01.2018 244 28 11.5
“ Malaysia 05.2018 222 32 14.4 - 68 13 19.1
144 Guinea-Bissau 03.2019 102 14 13.7 - - - -
145 Burkina Faso 11.2015 127 17 13.4 - - - -
146 Saint Kitts and Nevis 02.2015 15 2 13.3 - - - -
147 Syrian Arab Republic 04.2016 250 33 13.2 - - - -
148 Ghana 12.2016 275 36 13.1 - - - -
149 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12.2015 23 3 13.0 - - - -
150 Bahamas 05.2017 39 5 12.8 05.2017 16 7 43.8
151 Hungary 04.2018 199 25 12.6 - - - -
152 Palau 11.2016 16 2 12.5 11.2016 13 2 15.4
153 Liberia 10.2017 73 9 12.3 12.2014 30 3 10.0
“ Sierra Leone 03.2018 146 18 12.3 - - - -
155 Liechtenstein 02.2017 25 3 12.0 - - - -
156 Mauritius 12.2014 69 8 11.6 - - - -
“ Ukraine 10.2014 423 49 11.6 - - - -
158 Congo 07.2017 151 17 11.3 08.2017 69 13 18.8
“ Myanmar 11.2015 433 49 11.3 11.2015 224 27 12.1
160 Antigua and Barbuda 03.2018 18 2 11.1 03.2018 17 9 52.9
161 Côte d'Ivoire 12.2016 255 28 11.0 03.2018 99 19 19.2
162 Nauru 07.2016 19 2 10.5 - - - -
163 Gambia (The) 04.2017 58 6 10.3 - - - -
164 Japan 10.2017 463 47 10.2 07.2016 241 50 20.8
165 Democratic Republic of the Congo 12.2018 500 50 10.0 03.2019 109 23 21.1
“ Samoa 03.2016 50 5 10.0 - - - -
167 Qatar 06.2016 41 4 9.8 - - - -
168 Botswana 10.2014 63 6 9.5 - - - -
“ Mali 11.2013 147 14 9.5 - - - -
170 Belize 11.2015 32 3 9.4 11.2015 13 2 15.4
171 Brunei Darussalam 01.2017 33 3 9.1 - - - -
“ Marshall Islands 11.2015 33 3 9.1 - - - -
173 Central African Republic 02.2016 140 12 8.6 - - - -
174 Tonga 11.2017 27 2 7.4 - - - -
175 Eswatini 09.2018 69 5 7.3 10.2018 30 7 23.3
176 Benin 04.2019 83 6 7.2 - - - -
177 Tuvalu 03.2015 15 1 6.7 - - - -
178 Kiribati 12.2015 46 3 6.5 - - - -
179 Comoros 01.2015 33 2 6.1 - - - -
180 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 02.2016 289 17 5.9 - - - -
181 Sri Lanka 08.2015 225 12 5.3 - - - -
182 Lebanon 05.2018 128 6 4.7 - - - -
183 Kuwait 11.2016 65 3 4.6 - - - -
“ Maldives 04.2019 87 4 4.6 - - - -
185 Solomon Islands 04.2019 50 2 4.0 - - - -
186 Nigeria 02.2019 355 12 3.4 02.2019 107 7 6.5
187 Haiti 08.2015 118 3 2.5 11.2016 28 1 3.6
188 Oman 10.2015 85 1 1.2 11.2015 85 14 16.5
189 Yemen 04.2003 301 1 0.3 04.2001 111 3 2.7
190 Micronesia (Federated States of) 03.2019 12 0 0.0 - - - -
“ Papua New Guinea 06.2017 106 0 0.0 - - - -
“ Vanuatu 01.2016 52 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.