Gender parity in national parliament

Seats held by men in national parliament

Year	Value	Footnotes
1990	280
1997	281
1998	281
1999	281
2000	281
2001	274
2002	274
2003	274
2004	274
2005	258
2006	261
2007	261
2008	256
2009	256
2010	248

Seats held by women in national parliament

Year	Value	Footnotes
1990	20
1997	19
1998	19
1999	19
2000	19
2001	26
2002	26
2003	26
2004	26
2005	42
2006	39
2007	39
2008	44
2009	44
2010	52

Seats held by women in national parliament, percentage

Year	Value	Footnotes
1990	6.7
1997	6.3
1998	6.3
1999	6.3
2000	6.3
2001	8.7
2002	8.7
2003	8.7
2004	8.7
2005	14
2006	13
2007	13
2008	14.7
2009	14.7
2010	17.3

Total number of seats in national parliament

Year	Value	Footnotes
1990	300
1997	300
1998	300
1999	300
2000	300
2001	300
2002	300
2003	300
2004	300
2005	300
2006	300
2007	300
2008	300
2009	300
2010	300

Source: United Nations Statistics Division