Gender parity in national parliament

Seats held by men in national parliament

Year	Value	Footnotes
1997	113
1998	113
1999	113
2000	113
2001	126
2002	126
2003	126
2004	126
2005	110
2006	110
2007	106
2008	109
2009	116
2010	114

Seats held by women in national parliament

Year	Value	Footnotes
1997	24
1998	24
1999	24
2000	24
2001	15
2002	15
2003	15
2004	15
2005	31
2006	31
2007	35
2008	32
2009	25
2010	27

Seats held by women in national parliament, percentage

Year	Value	Footnotes
1997	17.5
1998	17.5
1999	17.5
2000	17.5
2001	10.6
2002	10.6
2003	10.6
2004	10.6
2005	22
2006	22
2007	24.8
2008	22.7
2009	17.7
2010	19.1

Total number of seats in national parliament

Year	Value	Footnotes
1997	137
1998	137
1999	137
2000	137
2001	141
2002	141
2003	141
2004	141
2005	141
2006	141
2007	141
2008	141
2009	141
2010	141

Source: United Nations Statistics Division