Gender parity in national parliament

Seats held by men in national parliament

Year	Value	Footnotes
1990	238
1997	192
1998	186
1999	186
2000	185
2001	189
2002	178
2003	178
2004	178
2005	169
2006	164
2007	167
2008	153
2009	153
2010	158

Seats held by women in national parliament

Year	Value	Footnotes
1990	16
1997	65
1998	71
1999	71
2000	72
2001	68
2002	79
2003	79
2004	79
2005	86
2006	93
2007	90
2008	102
2009	102
2010	99

Seats held by women in national parliament, percentage

Year	Value	Footnotes
1990	6.3
1997	25.3
1998	27.6
1999	27.6
2000	28
2001	26.5
2002	30.7
2003	30.7
2004	30.7
2005	33.7
2006	36.2
2007	35
2008	40
2009	40
2010	38.5

Total number of seats in national parliament

Year	Value	Footnotes
1990	254
1997	257
1998	257
1999	257
2000	257
2001	257
2002	257
2003	257
2004	257
2005	255
2006	257
2007	257
2008	255
2009	255
2010	257

Source: United Nations Statistics Division