Gender parity in national parliament

Seats held by men in national parliament

Year	Value	Footnotes
1990	178
1997	123
2000	147
2001	147
2002	132
2003	132
2004	132
2005	131
2006	130
2007	130
2008	130
2009	130
2010	117

Seats held by women in national parliament

Year	Value	Footnotes
1990	72
1997	17
2000	8
2001	8
2002	8
2003	8
2004	8
2005	9
2006	10
2007	10
2008	10
2009	10
2010	23

Seats held by women in national parliament, percentage

Year	Value	Footnotes
1990	28.8
1997	12.1
2000	5.2
2001	5.2
2002	5.7
2003	5.7
2004	5.7
2005	6.4
2006	7.1
2007	7.1
2008	7.1
2009	7.1
2010	16.4

Total number of seats in national parliament

Year	Value	Footnotes
1990	250
1997	140
1998	155
1999	155
2000	155
2001	155
2002	140
2003	140
2004	140
2005	140
2006	140
2007	140
2008	140
2009	140
2010	140

Source: United Nations Statistics Division