Gender parity in national parliament

Seats held by men in national parliament

Year	Value	Footnotes
1997	91
1998	91
1999	83
2000	83
2001	83
2002	83
2003	79
2004	79
2005	79
2006	79
2007	81
2008	80
2009	80
2010	78

Seats held by women in national parliament

Year	Value	Footnotes
1997	9
1998	9
1999	17
2000	17
2001	17
2002	17
2003	21
2004	21
2005	21
2006	21
2007	19
2008	20
2009	20
2010	22

Seats held by women in national parliament, percentage

Year	Value	Footnotes
1997	9
1998	9
1999	17
2000	17
2001	17
2002	17
2003	21
2004	21
2005	21
2006	21
2007	19
2008	20
2009	20
2010	22

Total number of seats in national parliament

Year	Value	Footnotes
1997	100
1998	100
1999	100
2000	100
2001	100
2002	100
2003	100
2004	100
2005	100
2006	100
2007	100
2008	100
2009	100
2010	100

Source: United Nations Statistics Division