Women in Politics: 2014
The countries are ranked according to the percentage of women in
ministerial positions, reflecting appointments up to 1 January 2014.
Rank Country
Women
Total ministers ‡
50 to 59.9%
8
14
13
23
9
18
40 to 49.9%
4 France
48.6
18
37
5 Cabo Verde
47.1
8
17
“ Norway
47.1
8
17
6 Netherlands
46.7
7
15
7 Denmark
45.5
10
22
8 Peru
44.4
8
18
9 Switzerland
42.9
3
7
10 Belgium
41.7
5
12
11 Bulgaria
41.2
7
17
12 Liechtenstein
40.0
2
5
35 to 39.9%
13 Rwanda
39.3
11
28
14 Chile
39.1
9
23
15 Iceland
37.5
3
8
16 South Africa
37.1
13
35
17 United Republic of Tanzania*
36.7
11
30
18 Burundi
36.4
8
22
7
20
19 Haiti
35.0
30 to 34.9%
20 Bolivia (Plurinational State of)* 33.3
7
21
“ Germany
33.3
5
15
“ Kenya
33.3
6
18
21 Uganda*
32.1
9
28
22 Canada
32.0
8
25
“ Malawi*
32.0
8
25
23 United States of America
31.8
7
22
24 Panama
31.6
6
19
25 Colombia
31.3
5
16
“ Madagascar*
31.3
10
32
26 Austria
30.8
4
13
“ Grenada*
30.8
4
14
“ Latvia*
30.8
4
13
“ Spain
30.8
4
13
27 Albania
30.0
6
20
“ Italy
30.0
6
20
25 to 29.9%
28 New Zealand
29.6
8
27
29 Mozambique
28.6
8
28
30 Gambia*
27.8
5
18
“ Guyana
27.8
5
18
“ Republic of Moldova*
27.8
5
18
31 Guatemala
26.7
4
15
“ Luxembourg
26.7
4
15
32 Swaziland*
26.3
5
19
33 Brazil
25.6
10
39
34 Costa Rica
25.0
6
24
“ Eritrea*
25.0
4
16
“ Micronesia (Fed. States of)*
25.0
2
8
“ Nigeria*
25.0
7
28
“ Paraguay
25.0
3
12
20 to 24.9%
35 Kiribati
23.1
3
13
“ Seychelles
23.1
3
13
36 South Sudan*
22.7
5
22
37 Cuba
22.6
7
31
38 Ghana
22.5
9
40
39 Andorra
22.2
2
9
“ Benin*
22.2
6
27
“ Ecuador
22.2
8
36
“ Romania
22.2
6
27
40 Lesotho
21.7
5
23
“ Namibia
21.7
5
23
41 Portugal
21.4
3
14
“ Togo
21.4
6
28
42 Georgia
21.1
4
19
“ Liberia*
21.1
4
19
43 Comoros
20.0
2
10
“ Croatia
20.0
4
20
“ Jamaica
20.0
4
20
“ Kazakhstan
20.0
4
20
“ Monaco
20.0
1
5
15 to 19.9%
44 Angola*
19.4
7
36
45 Bahamas
19.0
4
21
46 Gabon*
18.8
3
16
47 Israel
18.2
4
22
“ Slovenia
18.2
2
11
48 Argentina
17.6
3
17
“ Honduras
17.6
3
17
“ Maldives
17.6
3
17
“ Mexico
17.6
3
17
49 Australia
17.2
5
29
50 Estonia
16.7
2
12
“ Mongolia
16.7
3
18
“ Montenegro
16.7
3
18
“ Nauru*
16.7
1
6
“ Poland
16.7
3
18
51 Senegal
16.1
5
31
“ Sudan*
16.1
5
31
“ Venezuela (Bolivarian Rep. of)*
16.1
5
31
52 Dominican Republic*
16.0
4
25
“ Philippines
16.0
4
25
53 Morocco
15.8
6
38
54 Côte d'Ivoire
15.6
5
32
“ United Kingdom
15.6
5
32
55 Dominica
15.4
2
13
“ Saint Lucia*
15.4
2
13
“ Sao Tome and Principe*
15.4
2
13
“ United Arab Emirates*
15.4
4
26
“ Chad
15.2
5
33
56 Zambia*
15.0
3
20
10 to 14.9%
57 Cameroon*
14.9
7
47
58 Bahrain*
14.8
4
27
59 Guinea
14.7
5
34
60 Ireland
14.3
2
14
“ Kyrgyzstan
14.3
3
21
“ Malta
14.3
2
14
“ Ukraine*
14.3
3
21
“ Uruguay
14.3
2
14
61 Burkina Faso
13.8
4
29
62 Belize*
13.3
2
15
63 Ethiopia
13.0
3
23
“ Mauritania
13.0
3
23
64 Niger
12.9
4
31
65 Botswana
12.5
2
16
“ Palau
12.5
1
8
“ Saint Kitts and Nevis
12.5
1
8
“ Tuvalu*
12.5
1
8
66 Algeria
12.1
4
33
“ Mali
12.1
4
33
67 Barbados
11.8
2
17
“ Indonesia
11.8
4
34
“ Republic of Korea
11.8
2
17
“ Timor-Leste*
11.8
2
17
68 Lao People's Dem. Republic
11.5
3
26
69 Afghanistan*
11.1
3
27
“ Antigua and Barbuda
11.1
1
9
“ Armenia
11.1
2
18
“ Hungary
11.1
1
9
“ Japan
11.1
2
18
“ Jordan
11.1
3
27
“ Tajikistan*
11.1
2
18
“ Zimbabwe
11.1
3
27
70 Congo*
10.5
4
38
“ Uzbekistan*
10.5
2
19
71 Dem. Republic of the Congo*
10.3
3
29
“ Egypt
10.3
3
29
“ Sierra Leone
10.3
3
29
72 Bhutan
10.0
1
10
“ Iran (Islamic Republic of)
10.0
3
30
“ Marshall Islands*
10.0
1
10
“ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10.0
1
10
5 to 9.9%
73 India
9.3
4
43
74 Cyprus
9.1
1
11
“ Fiji*
9.1
1
11
“ Serbia
9.1
2
22
“ Tonga*
9.1
1
11
“ Viet Nam*
9.1
2
22
75 Syrian Arab Republic
8.8
3
34
“ Turkmenistan
8.8
3
34
“ Yemen
8.8
3
34
76 Equatorial Guinea
8.7
4
46
“ The F.Y.R. of Macedonia
8.7
2
23
77 China*
8.3
2
24
“ Mauritius
8.3
2
24
“ Thailand
8.3
2
24
78 Somalia*
8.0
2
25
79 Samoa*
7.7
1
13
80 Czech Republic
7.1
1
14
“ El Salvador
7.1
1
14
“ Lithuania
7.1
1
14
“ Slovakia
7.1
1
14
81 Bangladesh*
6.7
2
30
“ Kuwait
6.7
1
15
“ Oman
6.7
2
30
“ Russian Federation
6.7
2
30
82 Trinidad and Tobago*
6.5
2
31
83 Malaysia
6.3
2
32
84 Singapore
5.9
1
17
85 Suriname
5.6
1
18
86 Djibouti
5.3
1
19
“ Greece
5.3
1
19
87 Qatar*
5.0
1
20
2 to 4.9%
88 Cambodia
4.7
2
43
89 Turkey
4.0
1
25
90 Iraq*
3.7
1
27
“ Tunisia
3.7
1
27
91 Libya*
3.6
1
28
92 Belarus
3.4
1
29
93 Papua New Guinea*
3.1
1
32
94 Sri Lanka
2.9
2
68
95 Azerbaijan*
2.8
1
36
96 Myanmar
2.6
1
38
0%
97 Bosnia and Herzegovina
0.0
0
10
“ Brunei Darussalam*
0.0
0
14
“ Lebanon
0.0
0
29
“ Pakistan
0.0
0
17
“ San Marino
0.0
0
9
“ Saudi Arabia
0.0
0
32
“ Solomon Islands*
0.0
0
23
“ Vanuatu*
0.0
0
11
Information not available
Central African Republic, Democratic People's Republic of Korea,
Guinea-Bissau and Nepal
1
2
3
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% Women
Nicaragua
Sweden
Finland
The countries are ranked and colour-coded according to the percentage
of women in unicameral parliaments or the lower house of parliament,
reflecting elections/appointments up to 1 January 2014.
Rank
Situation on 1 January 2014
57.1
56.5
50.0
Greenland
(Denmark)
Norway
Sweden
Estonia
Belarus
Canada
Iceland
Czech Rep.
United Kingdom
Netherlands
Ireland
Belgium
Luxembourg
Latvia
Lithuania
Liechtenstein
Austria
Slovakia
Slovenia
Ukraine
Hungary
Croatia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Rep. of Moldova
Romania
Serbia
Montenegro
Finland
Denmark
Poland
Germany
France
Switzerland
Italy
Monaco
San Marino
United States of America
Bulgaria
Bahamas
Cuba
Jamaica
Haiti
Dominican Republic
Spain
Albania
Greece
Algeria
Venezuela
(Bolivarian
Republic of)
Guyana
Suriname
Colombia
Brazil
Japan
Dem. People’s Rep. of Korea
Republic of Korea
China
Afghanistan
Bhutan
Nepal
Pakistan
Egypt
Mauritania
Senegal
Gambia
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea
Sierra Leone
Liberia
Ghana
Togo
Iran
(Islamic Rep. of)
Iraq
Saudi
Arabia
Cabo Verde
Ecuador
Pacific Ocean
Turkey
a
Mongolia
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Jammu and Kashmir*
Turkmenistan
Libya
Western Sahara
Grenada
Georgia
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Syrian Arab Rep.
Lebanon
Israel
a
Morocco
Mexico
Belize
Guatemala
Honduras
El Salvador
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Panama
Kazakhstan
Uzbekistan
Cyprus
Portugal
Malta
Tunisia
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Antigua and Barbuda
Dominica
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent
and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
Barbados
Russian Federation
T.F.Y.R. of Macedonia
Andorra
Mali
Niger
Sudanc
Yemen
Chad
Burkina
Faso
Nigeria
South
Sudanc
Central
African Rep.
Kuwait
Bahrain
Qatar
United Arab
Emirates
Oman
Jordan
Eritrea
Djibouti
India
Bangladesh
Sri Lanka
Ethiopia
Marshall Islands
Brunei
Darussalam
Malaysia
Nauru
Maldives
Uganda
Seychelles
Rwanda
Burundi
United Rep.
of Tanzania
Micronesia
(Fed. States of)
Palau
Kenya
Democratic
Republic of
the Congo
Lao People’s Dem. Republic
Viet Nam
Thailand
Cambodia
Philippines
Myanmar
Somalia
Benin
Cameroon
Côte d’Ivoire
Sao Tome and Principe
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Congo
Tuvalu
Singapore
Indonesia
Timor-Leste
Solomon Islands
Samoa
Zambia
Bolivia
(Plurinational
State of)
Indian Ocean
Zimbabwe
Namibia
Botswana
Atlantic Ocean
Paraguay
Kiribati
Papua New Guinea
Angola
Peru
Swaziland
Lesotho
Comoros
Mauritius
Malawi
Mozambique
Madagascar
Vanuatu
Fiji
Australia
Tonga
South
Africa
Uruguay
Argentina
Chile
About this map
The colour coding of the countries reflects the percentage of women in unicameral parliaments or in the lower house of parliament, and corresponds to the data found in the world
ranking of women in parliament on the right-hand side of the map. A world ranking of women in ministerial positions is on the left-hand side of the map.
All data reflects the situation on 1 January 2014. As the source of the data presented here, IPU is responsible for the criteria applied in displaying the information.
The designations employed and the presentation of material on this map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of UN Women or of the
Inter-Parliamentary Union concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city, area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.
Falkland Islandsb
(Malvinas)
* Dotted line represents approximately the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir agreed upon by India and Pakistan. The final status of Jammu and Kashmir has not yet been agreed
upon by the parties.
a State of Palestine (women in ministerial positions: 2/24 = 8.3%; women in parliament: 16/108 = 14.8%)
b A dispute exists between the governments of Argentina and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (Malvinas).
New Zealand
c The final boundary between the Republic of Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan has not yet been determined.
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Women in the highest positions of State
World and regional averages
of women in parliament
(1096 portfolios in 189 countries)
Social Affairs
Family / Children / Youth / Elderly / Disabled
Environment / Natural Resources / Energy
Women’s Affairs / Gender Equality
Education
Trade / Industry
Employment / Labour / Vocational Training
Culture
Health
Foreign Affairs (including Development Assistance)
Public Works / Territorial Planning
Home Affairs / Immigration (including Integration and Refugees)
Justice
Agriculture / Food / Forestry / Fishing
Research and Development / Science and Technology
Communications / Telecommunications / Postal Affairs
Finance / Budget
Housing / Urban Affairs
Tourism
Economy / Development
Transport
Sports
Local Government
Public Administration / Public Service
Defence and Veteran Affairs
Human Rights
Population
Information / Media
Parliamentary Affairs
105
82
78
71
69
64
60
56
56
45
35
34
34
31
29
28
24
24
23
22
22
21
17
17
15
13
9
‡ T he total includes deputy prime ministers and ministers. Prime ministers/heads of
government were also included when they held ministerial portfolios. Vice-presidents
and heads of governmental or public agencies have not been included.
Source: IPU. Data obtained from national governments, permanent missions to the United
Nations and * publicly available information.
Women in parliament
6
6
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
110
Women heads of state1 (9/152 = 5.9%)
and women heads of government (15/193 = 7.8%)
Argentina (HS/HG), Bangladesh (HG), Brazil (HS/HG), Chile (HS/HG) 2 , Costa Rica (HS/HG), Denmark (HG),
Germany (HG), Jamaica (HG), Liberia (HS/HG), Lithuania (HS), Malawi (HS/HG), Norway (HG), Republic of
Korea (HS), San Marino (HS), Senegal (HG), Slovenia (HG), Thailand (HG) and Trinidad and Tobago (HG)
Women speakers of parliament3 (40/271 = 14.8%)
Antigua and Barbuda (2 chambers), Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Bolivia
(2 chambers), Botswana, Dominica, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Gabon, India, Italy, Honduras, Lao
People's Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, Madagascar, Mozambique, Netherlands (2 chambers),
Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Rwanda, San Marino, Singapore, Suriname, Swaziland, Turkmenistan,
Uganda, United Kingdom, United Republic of Tanzania, Uzbekistan and Zimbabwe
Women deputy speakers of parliament (159/601 = 26.5%)
88 parliaments out of 188 have women deputy speakers.
Note: (HS/HG) = The head of state is also the head of government.
1
Only elected heads of state have been taken into account.
2
President-elect.
3
Of the total 189 parliaments, 76 are bicameral. As at 1 January 2014, one bicameral parliament has no speakers and is not included in the percentage.
World average
Single house
or lower house
Upper house
or Senate
Both houses
combined
22.2%
19.5%
21.8%
Regional averages
Country
Lower or single house
Upper house or Senate
% Women Women/Seats % Women Women/Seats
1
2
Rwanda
Andorra
63.8
50.0
51 / 80
14 / 28
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Cuba
Sweden
South Africa (1)
Seychelles
Senegal
Finland
Ecuador
Belgium
Nicaragua
48.9
45.0
44.8
43.8
43.3
42.5
41.6
41.3
40.2
299 / 612
157 / 349
179 / 400
14 / 32
65 / 150
85 / 200
57 / 137
62 / 150
37 / 92
12
“
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Iceland
Spain
Norway
Mozambique
Denmark
Netherlands
Costa Rica
Timor-Leste
Mexico
Angola
Argentina
Germany
United Republic of Tanzania
Uganda
39.7
39.7
39.6
39.2
39.1
38.7
38.6
38.5
37.4
36.8
36.6
36.5
36.0
35.0
25 / 63
139 / 350
67 / 169
98 / 250
70 / 179
58 / 150
22 / 57
25 / 65
187 / 500
81 / 220
94 / 257
230 / 631
126 / 350
135 / 386
25
26
27
28
“
“
29
30
31
32
“
33
34
35
The F.Y.R. of Macedonia
New Zealand
Serbia
Austria
Grenada
Slovenia
Algeria
Zimbabwe
Italy
Guyana
Portugal
Cameroon
Switzerland
Burundi
34.1
33.9
33.6
33.3
33.3
33.3
31.6
31.5
31.4
31.3
31.3
31.1
31.0
30.5
42 / 123
41 / 121
84 / 250
61 / 183
5 / 15
30 / 90
146 / 462
85 / 270
198 / 630
21 / 67
72 / 230
56 / 180
62 / 200
32 / 105
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
“
48
49
50
51
52
53
“
“
54
55
“
Nepal
Trinidad and Tobago
Luxembourg
Tunisia
Ethiopia
Afghanistan
Philippines
Lesotho
Belarus
South Sudan
Turkmenistan
El Salvador
France
Australia
Honduras
Namibia
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Singapore
Iraq
Kazakhstan
Mauritania
Canada
Lao People’s Dem. Republic
Latvia
29.9
28.6
28.3
28.1
27.8
27.7
27.3
26.7
26.6
26.5
26.4
26.2
26.2
26.0
25.8
25.6
25.4
25.3
25.2
25.2
25.2
25.1
25.0
25.0
172 / 575
12 / 42
17 / 60
61 / 217
152 / 547
69 / 249
79 / 289
32 / 120
29 / 109
88 / 332
33 / 125
22 / 84
151 / 577
39 / 150
33 / 128
20 / 78
33 / 130
25 / 99
82 / 325
29 / 115
37 / 147
77 / 307
33 / 132
25 / 100
56
57
“
“
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
“
67
“
68
69
70
71
“
“
72
73
74
“
“
Bulgaria
Poland
Sudan
Viet Nam
Lithuania
Equatorial Guinea
Croatia
China
Kyrgyzstan
Madagascar
United Kingdom
Israel
Malawi
Peru
Eritrea
Uzbekistan
Guinea
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Greece
Cabo Verde
Dominican Republic
Monaco
Pakistan
Cambodia
Albania
Bangladesh
Liechtenstein
24.6
24.3
24.3
24.3
24.1
24.0
23.8
23.4
23.3
23.1
22.6
22.5
22.3
22.3
22.0
22.0
21.9
21.4
21.0
20.8
20.8
20.8
20.7
20.3
20.0
20.0
20.0
59 / 240
112 / 460
86 / 354
121 / 498
34 / 141
24 / 100
36 / 151
699 / 2987
28 / 120
34 / 147
147 / 650
27 / 120
43 / 193
29 / 130
33 / 150
33 / 150
25 / 114
9 / 42
63 / 300
15 / 72
38 / 183
5 / 24
67 / 323
25 / 123
28 / 140
70 / 350
5 / 25
75
76
77
78
79
80
“
81
82
83
“
84
85
86
“
87
“
88
“
89
90
“
91
“
92
“
93
“
Saudi Arabia
Czech Republic
Kenya
Estonia
Burkina Faso
Mauritius
Republic of Moldova
Slovakia
Indonesia
San Marino
United States of America (2)
Sao Tome and Principe
United Arab Emirates
Morocco
Venezuela (Bolivarian Rep. of)
Barbados
Saint Lucia
Libya
Togo
Tajikistan
Chile
Thailand
Ireland
Republic of Korea
Azerbaijan
Dem. People’s Rep. of Korea
Gabon
Paraguay
19.9
19.5
19.1
19.0
18.9
18.8
18.8
18.7
18.6
18.3
18.3
18.2
17.5
17.0
17.0
16.7
16.7
16.5
16.5
15.9
15.8
15.8
15.7
15.7
15.6
15.6
15.0
15.0
30 / 151
39 / 200
67 / 350
19 / 100
24 / 127
13 / 69
19 / 101
28 / 150
104 / 560
11 / 60
79 / 432
10 / 55
7 / 40
67 / 395
28 / 165
5 / 30
3 / 18
33 / 200
15 / 91
10 / 63
19 / 120
79 / 500
26 / 166
47 / 300
19 / 122
107 / 687
18 / 120
12 / 80
94
“
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
“
102
103
104
105
106
“
107
108
“
109
“
“
110
111
112
“
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
Chad
Mongolia
Montenegro
Turkey
Malta
Somalia
Russian Federation
Romania
Guatemala
Niger
Bahamas
Uruguay
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Dominica
Djibouti
Jamaica
Cyprus
Colombia
Sierra Leone
Georgia
Jordan
Syrian Arab Republic
Suriname
India
Guinea-Bissau
Liberia
Ghana
Zambia
Armenia
Dem. Rep. of the Congo
Antigua and Barbuda
Malaysia
Bahrain
14.9
14.9
14.8
14.4
14.3
13.8
13.6
13.5
13.3
13.3
13.2
13.1
13.0
12.9
12.7
12.7
12.5
12.1
12.1
12.0
12.0
12.0
11.8
11.4
11.0
11.0
10.9
10.8
10.7
10.6
10.5
10.4
10.0
28 / 188
11 / 74
12 / 81
79 / 548
10 / 70
38 / 275
61 / 450
55 / 407
21 / 158
15 / 113
5 / 38
13 / 99
3 / 23
4 / 31
7 / 55
8 / 63
7 / 56
20 / 165
15 / 124
18 / 150
18 / 150
30 / 250
6/51
62 / 545
11 / 100
8 / 73
30 / 275
17 / 158
14 / 131
53 / 498
2 / 19
23 / 222
4 / 40
120
121
“
122
“
“
123
124
125
“
126
127
128
129
130
“
“
131
132
133
134
Ukraine
Botswana
Mali
Côte d’Ivoire
Gambia
Hungary
Kiribati
Brazil
Bhutan
Panama
Benin
Japan
Congo
Maldives
Nigéria
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Tuvalu
Swaziland
Sri Lanka
Myanmar
Nauru
9.7
9.5
9.5
9.4
9.4
9.3
8.7
8.6
8.5
8.5
8.4
8.1
7.4
6.8
6.7
6.7
6.7
6.2
5.8
5.6
5.3
43 / 442
6 / 63
14 / 147
24 / 254
5 / 53
36 / 384
4 / 46
44 / 513
4 / 47
6 / 71
7 / 83
39 / 480
10 / 136
5 / 74
24 / 360
1 / 15
1 / 15
4 / 65
13 / 225
24 / 429
1 / 19
135
136
137
138
139
“
“
140
“
141
142
143
144
Kuwait
Haiti
Samoa
Tonga
Belize
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Lebanon
Comoros
Marshall Islands
Papua New Guinea
Solomon Islands
Oman
Yemen
4.6
4.2
4.1
3.6
3.1
3.1
3.1
3.0
3.0
2.7
2.0
1.2
0.3
3 / 65
4 / 95
2 / 49
1 / 28
1 / 32
9 / 290
4 / 128
1 / 33
1 / 33
3 / 111
1 / 50
1 / 84
1 / 301
50 to 65%
10 / 26
38.5
—/—
—
40 to 49.9%
—/—
—
—/—
—
18 / 53
34.0
—/—
—
—/—
—
—/—
—
—/—
—
28 / 71
39.4
—/—
—
35 to 39.9%
—/—
—
89 / 266
33.5
—/—
—
—/—
—
—/—
—
27 / 75
36.0
—/—
—
—/—
—
44 / 128
34.4
—/—
—
28 / 72
38.9
19 / 69
27.5
—/—
—
—/—
—
30 to 34.9%
—/—
—
—/—
—
—/—
—
18 / 62
29.0
2 / 13
15.4
3 / 40
7.5
10 / 144
6.9
38 / 80
47.5
92 / 317
29.0
—/—
—
—/—
—
20 / 100
20.0
9 / 46
19.6
19 / 41
46.3
25 to 29.9%
—/—
—
6 / 31
19.4
—/—
—
—/—
—
22 / 135
16.3
28 / 102
27.5
6 / 24
25.0
9 / 33
27.3
20 / 57
35.1
5 / 50
10.0
—/—
—
—/—
—
78 / 347
22.5
31 / 75
41.3
—/—
—
7 / 26
26.9
17 / 36
47.2
—/—
—
—/—
—
3 / 47
6.4
8 / 56
14.3
38 / 96
39.6
—/—
—
—/—
—
20 to 24.9%
—/—
—
13 / 100
13.0
5 / 29
17.2
—/—
—
—/—
—
8 / 75
10.7
—/—
—
—/—
—
—/—
—
—/—
—
182 / 778
23.4
—/—
—
—/—
—
—/—
—
—/—
—
15 / 100
15.0
—/—
—
2 / 15
13.3
—/—
—
—/—
—
3 / 32
9.4
—/—
—
17 / 104
16.3
9 / 61
14.8
—/—
—
—/—
—
—/—
—
15 to 19.9%
—/—
—
14 / 81
17.3
18 / 68
26.5
—/—
—
—/—
—
—/—
—
—/—
—
—/—
—
—/—
—
—/—
—
20 / 100
20.0
—/—
—
—/—
—
6 / 270
2.2
—/—
—
6 / 21
28.6
2 / 11
18.2
—/—
—
—/—
—
4 / 34
11.8
7 / 38
18.4
23 / 149
15.4
19 / 60
31.7
—/—
—
—/—
—
—/—
—
17 / 102
16.7
9 / 45
20.0
10 to 14.9%
—/—
—
—/—
—
—/—
—
—/—
—
—/—
—
—/—
—
13 / 163
8.0
13 / 176
7.4
—/—
—
—/—
—
4 / 16
25.0
2 / 31
6.5
—/—
—
—/—
—
—/—
—
6 / 21
28.6
—/—
—
16 / 100
16.0
—/—
—
9 / 75
12.0
—/—
—
—/—
—
28 / 245
11.4
—/—
—
4 / 30
13.3
—/—
—
—/—
—
—/—
—
6 / 108
5.6
5 / 17
29.4
16 / 59
27.1
11 / 40
27.5
5 to 9.9%
—/—
—
—/—
—
—/—
—
—/—
—
—/—
—
—/—
—
—/—
—
13 / 81
16.0
2 / 25
8.0
—/—
—
—/—
—
39 / 242
16.1
10 / 72
13.9
—/—
—
7 / 109
6.4
—/—
—
—/—
—
10 / 30
33.3
—/—
—
4 / 224
1.8
0.1 to 4.9%
—/—
—
0 / 20
0.0
—/—
—
—/—
—
5 / 13
38.5
—/—
—
—/—
—
—/—
—
—/—
—
—/—
—
—/—
—
15 / 83
18.1
2 / 111
1.8
0%
145 Micronesia (Federated States)
0 / 14
—/—
0.0
—
” Palau
0 / 16
3 / 13
0.0
23.1
“ Qatar
0 / 35
—/—
0.0
—
“ Vanuatu
0 / 52
—/—
0.0
—
No parliament on 1 January 2014
Brunei Darussalam, Central African Republic, Egypt, Fiji
Regions are presented in descending order of the percentage of women in unicameral parliaments or
the lower house of parliament. The regional groupings used are those of IPU.
Nordic countries
42.1%
—
—
Americas
25.2%
25.3%
25.2%
Europe (Nordic countries included)
25.1%
22.8%
24.6%
Europe (Nordic countries not included)
23.5%
22.8%
23.3%
Sub-Saharan Africa
22.9%
18.9%
22.5%
Asia
18.9%
13.9%
18.4%
Arab States
17.8%
7.7%
16.0%
(1)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, and all percentages given are therefore calculated
on the basis of the 54 permanent seats.
Pacific
13.4%
38.6%
16.2%
(2)United States of America: Total refers to all voting members of the House.
Source: IPU. Data provided by national parliaments.
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Women in
ministerial positions