Gender parity in national parliament

Seats held by men in national parliament

Year	Value	Footnotes
1990	259
1997	299
1999	299
2000	299
2001	299
2002	297
2003	297
2004	300
2005	300
2006	300
2007	300
2008	300
2009	300
2010	300

Seats held by women in national parliament

Year	Value	Footnotes
1990	11
1997	2
1999	2
2000	2
2001	2
2002	2
2003	2
2004	1
2005	1
2006	1
2007	1
2008	1
2009	1
2010	1

Seats held by women in national parliament, percentage

Year	Value	Footnotes
1990	4.1
1997	0.7
1999	0.7
2000	0.7
2001	0.7
2002	0.7
2003	0.7
2004	0.3
2005	0.3
2006	0.3
2007	0.3
2008	0.3
2009	0.3
2010	0.3

Total number of seats in national parliament

Year	Value	Footnotes
1990	270
1997	301
1998	301
1999	301
2000	301
2001	301
2002	299
2003	299
2004	301
2005	301
2006	301
2007	301
2008	301
2009	301
2010	301

Source: United Nations Statistics Division