Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) by country
Countries reporting
210
Highest
790
China
Lowest
0
Yemen
Median
33
Years covered
27
2000–2026
Data points
6,448
What the numbers show
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number) is currently reported for 210 countries. The highest value is 790 in China; the lowest is 0 in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 33, and the mean is 55.58.
Over the past decade 153 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Thailand (up 708.3%), and the largest decrease in Oman (down 100.0%).
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 790 | 2026 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 2 | Cuba | 267 | 2026 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 264 | 2026 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 264 | 2026 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 5 | Mexico | 252 | 2026 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 6 | France | 208 | 2026 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 7 | Germany | 205 | 2026 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 202 | 2026 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 9 | Uganda | 189 | 2026 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 10 | South Africa | 179 | 2026 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 11 | South Sudan | 178 | 2026 | up 102.3% | rising |
| 12 | Egypt | 160 | 2026 | up 79.8% | rising |
| 13 | Sweden | 156 | 2026 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 14 | Spain | 154 | 2026 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 15 | Viet Nam | 149 | 2026 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 15 | Viet Nam | 149 | 2026 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 17 | United Republic of Tanzania | 147 | 2026 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 18 | Poland | 145 | 2026 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 19 | Sudan | 133 | 2019 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 20 | Italy | 131 | 2026 | down 32.8% | rising |
| 21 | Indonesia | 129 | 2026 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 22 | United States of America | 125 | 2026 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 22 | Australia and New Zealand | 125 | 2026 | up 60.3% | rising |
| 24 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 121 | 2026 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 25 | Türkiye | 118 | 2026 | up 43.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Türkiye | 118 | 2026 | up 43.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Sudan [former] | 114 | 2011 | up 225.7% | rising |
| 28 | Argentina | 105 | 2026 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 29 | Canada | 104 | 2026 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 30 | Thailand | 97 | 2026 | up 708.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Morocco | 96 | 2026 | up 43.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Mozambique | 95 | 2026 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 33 | Serbia | 94 | 2026 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 34 | Nepal | 92 | 2025 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Angola | 91 | 2026 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 35 | Finland | 91 | 2026 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 37 | Philippines | 90 | 2026 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 38 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 89 | 2026 | up 270.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Brazil | 88 | 2026 | up 72.5% | rising |
| 40 | Iraq | 84 | 2026 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 40 | Portugal | 84 | 2026 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 40 | Zimbabwe | 84 | 2026 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Ukraine | 83 | 2026 | up 62.7% | rising |
| 44 | Kenya | 80 | 2026 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Switzerland | 79 | 2026 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 45 | Denmark | 79 | 2026 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 47 | Russian Federation | 78 | 2026 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 47 | Russian Federation | 78 | 2026 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 49 | India | 75 | 2026 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 49 | Romania | 75 | 2026 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 51 | Bangladesh | 73 | 2024 | up 284.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Japan | 72 | 2026 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 52 | Norway | 72 | 2026 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 52 | Pakistan | 72 | 2026 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 55 | Dominican Republic | 71 | 2026 | up 86.8% | rising |
| 55 | Greece | 71 | 2026 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 57 | Australia | 69 | 2026 | up 72.5% | rising |
| 58 | Senegal | 68 | 2026 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 59 | Afghanistan | 67 | 2022 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 59 | Czechia | 67 | 2026 | up 67.5% | rising |
| 61 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 66 | 2026 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 62 | Austria | 65 | 2026 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 62 | Ecuador | 65 | 2026 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 62 | Myanmar | 65 | 2022 | up 364.3% | rising |
| 62 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 65 | 2026 | up 16.1% | flat |
| 66 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 64 | 2026 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 67 | Chad | 63 | 2026 | up 125.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Republic of Korea | 62 | 2026 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 68 | Republic of Korea | 62 | 2026 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 70 | Belgium | 61 | 2026 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 70 | Cameroon | 61 | 2026 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Bulgaria | 60 | 2026 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 73 | Uzbekistan | 58 | 2026 | up 141.7% | rising |
| 74 | New Zealand | 56 | 2026 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 75 | Colombia | 55 | 2026 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 76 | Chile | 54 | 2026 | up 184.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Peru | 54 | 2026 | up 86.2% | rising |
| 78 | Somalia | 52 | 2026 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 79 | Rwanda | 51 | 2026 | unchanged | rising |
| 80 | Nicaragua | 50 | 2026 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 81 | Croatia | 49 | 2026 | up 113.0% | rising |
| 82 | Albania | 48 | 2026 | up 65.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Malawi | 48 | 2026 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 84 | North Macedonia | 47 | 2026 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 85 | Burundi | 44 | 2026 | unchanged | rising |
| 85 | Namibia | 44 | 2026 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 87 | Ireland | 43 | 2026 | up 59.3% | rising |
| 88 | Armenia | 42 | 2026 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Sierra Leone | 42 | 2026 | up 180.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Mauritania | 41 | 2026 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Ghana | 40 | 2026 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 91 | Lithuania | 40 | 2026 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 91 | Republic of Moldova | 40 | 2026 | up 81.8% | rising |
| 91 | Mali | 40 | 2026 | up 207.7% | rising |
| 91 | Republic of Moldova | 40 | 2026 | up 81.8% | rising |
| 96 | Honduras | 38 | 2026 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 96 | Niger | 38 | 2026 | up 153.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Belarus | 37 | 2026 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 98 | Latvia | 37 | 2026 | up 105.6% | rising |
| 100 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 36 | 2026 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 100 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 36 | 2026 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 102 | Côte d'Ivoire | 34 | 2026 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 102 | Slovenia | 34 | 2026 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 102 | Côte d'Ivoire | 34 | 2026 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 105 | Eritrea | 33 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 105 | Slovakia | 33 | 2026 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 105 | Cabo Verde | 33 | 2026 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 108 | Algeria | 32 | 2026 | down 78.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Guatemala | 32 | 2026 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 108 | Mongolia | 32 | 2026 | up 190.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Singapore | 32 | 2026 | up 52.4% | rising |
| 112 | Equatorial Guinea | 31 | 2026 | up 29.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Hungary | 31 | 2026 | up 55.0% | falling |
| 112 | Israel | 31 | 2026 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 112 | Turkmenistan | 31 | 2026 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 116 | Estonia | 30 | 2026 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 116 | Gabon | 30 | 2026 | up 76.5% | rising |
| 116 | Lesotho | 30 | 2026 | unchanged | rising |
| 116 | Malaysia | 30 | 2026 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 116 | Saudi Arabia | 30 | 2026 | unchanged | volatile |
| 116 | Uruguay | 30 | 2026 | up 87.5% | rising |
| 122 | Benin | 29 | 2026 | up 383.3% | volatile |
| 122 | Iceland | 29 | 2026 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 122 | Kyrgyzstan | 29 | 2026 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Costa Rica | 28 | 2026 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 125 | Libya | 28 | 2026 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 127 | Jordan | 27 | 2026 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Azerbaijan | 26 | 2026 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 128 | Guyana | 26 | 2026 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 128 | Madagascar | 26 | 2026 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Zambia | 25 | 2026 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 132 | Guinea | 24 | 2026 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 132 | Togo | 24 | 2026 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 132 | Tunisia | 24 | 2026 | down 64.7% | rising |
| 135 | Malta | 23 | 2026 | up 155.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Timor-Leste | 23 | 2026 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 135 | Timor-Leste | 23 | 2026 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 138 | Congo | 22 | 2026 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 138 | Sri Lanka | 22 | 2026 | up 69.2% | rising |
| 138 | Montenegro | 22 | 2026 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 141 | Luxembourg | 21 | 2026 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 141 | San Marino | 21 | 2026 | up 110.0% | rising |
| 143 | United Arab Emirates | 20 | 2026 | up 122.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Jamaica | 19 | 2026 | up 137.5% | rising |
| 144 | Paraguay | 19 | 2026 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 144 | El Salvador | 19 | 2026 | down 29.6% | rising |
| 147 | Tajikistan | 18 | 2026 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 147 | Micronesia | 18 | 2026 | up 157.1% | volatile |
| 149 | Djibouti | 17 | 2026 | up 142.9% | volatile |
| 149 | Georgia | 17 | 2026 | unchanged | rising |
| 149 | Kazakhstan | 17 | 2026 | down 39.3% | rising |
| 149 | Cambodia | 17 | 2026 | down 32.0% | rising |
| 153 | Central African Republic | 16 | 2026 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 153 | Suriname | 16 | 2026 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 155 | Nigeria | 15 | 2026 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 155 | Panama | 15 | 2026 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 155 | Eswatini | 15 | 2026 | up 275.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Andorra | 14 | 2026 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 158 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 14 | 2026 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 160 | Burkina Faso | 13 | 2026 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 160 | Dominica | 13 | 2026 | up 85.7% | rising |
| 162 | Mauritius | 12 | 2026 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 162 | Melanesia | 12 | 2026 | unchanged | volatile |
| 164 | Monaco | 11 | 2026 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 165 | Guinea-Bissau | 10 | 2025 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 165 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10 | 2026 | down 23.1% | rising |
| 165 | Serbia and Montenegro [former] | 10 | 2006 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 168 | Seychelles | 9 | 2026 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 169 | Bahrain | 8 | 2026 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8 | 2026 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 169 | Barbados | 8 | 2026 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 169 | Cyprus | 8 | 2026 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 169 | Lebanon | 8 | 2026 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 169 | Liberia | 8 | 2026 | unchanged | rising |
| 169 | Liechtenstein | 8 | 2026 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 169 | Sao Tome and Principe | 8 | 2026 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 177 | Bahamas | 7 | 2026 | up 40.0% | falling |
| 177 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7 | 2026 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 179 | Botswana | 6 | 2026 | unchanged | falling |
| 179 | Comoros | 6 | 2026 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Syrian Arab Republic | 6 | 2026 | down 80.6% | falling |
| 179 | Polynesia | 6 | 2026 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 179 | Syrian Arab Republic | 6 | 2026 | down 80.6% | falling |
| 184 | Fiji | 5 | 2026 | down 37.5% | rising |
| 184 | Gambia | 5 | 2026 | unchanged | rising |
| 184 | Grenada | 5 | 2026 | unchanged | rising |
| 184 | Kiribati | 5 | 2026 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 184 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5 | 2026 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Samoa | 5 | 2026 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 190 | Belize | 4 | 2026 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Brunei Darussalam | 4 | 2026 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 190 | Marshall Islands | 4 | 2026 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 190 | Palau | 4 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 190 | Brunei Darussalam | 4 | 2026 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 195 | Haiti | 3 | 2020 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 195 | Maldives | 3 | 2026 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 195 | Papua New Guinea | 3 | 2026 | unchanged | volatile |
| 195 | Qatar | 3 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 195 | Solomon Islands | 3 | 2026 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 3 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 201 | Bhutan | 2 | 2026 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 201 | Kuwait | 2 | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 201 | Saint Lucia | 2 | 2026 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 201 | Naoero | 2 | 2026 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 205 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 2026 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 205 | Tonga | 1 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 205 | Vanuatu | 1 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 208 | Oman | 0 | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 208 | Tuvalu | 0 | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 208 | Yemen | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 10,095
- Developing regions 6,617
- Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand) 3,478
- Europe and Northern America 3,242
- Europe 3,013
- Africa 2,719
- Asia 2,453
- Sub-Saharan Africa 2,379
- Sub-Saharan Africa (inc. Sudan) 2,249
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1,760
- Americas 1,749
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 1,684
- Latin America and the Caribbean 1,520
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 1,505
- Eastern Africa 1,265
- Eastern Asia 1,077
- Eastern Asia (excluding Japan) 931
- Northern Europe 841
- Southern Europe 800
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 768
- Western Europe 723
- South America 667
- Eastern Europe 649
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 623
- South-Eastern Asia 607
- Western Africa 454
- Central America 438
- Western Asia 428
- Caribbean 415
- Middle Africa 386
- Northern Africa (exc. Sudan) 377
- Central and Southern Asia 341
- Northern Africa 340
- Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia) 307
- Southern Africa 274
- Northern America 229
- Caucasus and Central Asia 229
- Southern Asia 188
- Oceania 161
- Central Asia 153