Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) |
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1990 |
2000 |
2010 |
2016 |
World |
13 |
14 |
19 |
23 |
Low income |
.. |
13 |
20 |
24 |
Middle income |
13 |
12 |
17 |
21 |
High income |
12 |
.. |
23 |
26 |
East Asia & Pacific |
15 |
16 |
18 |
19 |
Europe & Central Asia |
.. |
7 |
15 |
18 |
Latin America & Caribbean |
12 |
16 |
24 |
29 |
Middle East & North Africa |
4 |
4 |
11 |
17 |
South Asia |
6 |
8 |
20 |
19 |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
.. |
12 |
19 |
24 |
Mozambique |
16 |
30 |
39 |
40 |
Egypt, Arab Rep. |
4 |
2 |
13 |
15 |
India |
5 |
9 |
11 |
12 |
China |
21 |
22 |
21 |
24 |
Brazil |
5 |
6 |
9 |
10 |
Turkey |
1 |
4 |
9 |
15 |
Russian Federation |
16 |
8 |
14 |
14 |
Germany |
.. |
31 |
33 |
37 |
United States |
7 |
.. |
17 |
19 |
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Source: World Bank Data |
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The geographical regions do not include high income countries |
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