Gender parity in national parliament

Seats held by men in national parliament

Year	Value	Footnotes
1997	88
1998	90
1999	90
2000	83
2001	83
2002	83
2003	83
2004	82
2005	82
2006	82
2007	82
2008	80
2009	80
2010	78

Seats held by women in national parliament

Year	Value	Footnotes
1997	13
1998	11
1999	11
2000	18
2001	18
2002	18
2003	18
2004	19
2005	19
2006	19
2007	19
2008	21
2009	21
2010	23

Seats held by women in national parliament, percentage

Year	Value	Footnotes
1997	12.9
1998	10.9
1999	10.9
2000	17.8
2001	17.8
2002	17.8
2003	17.8
2004	18.8
2005	18.8
2006	18.8
2007	18.8
2008	20.8
2009	20.8
2010	22.8

Total number of seats in national parliament

Year	Value	Footnotes
1997	101
1998	101
1999	101
2000	101
2001	101
2002	101
2003	101
2004	101
2005	101
2006	101
2007	101
2008	101
2009	101
2010	101

Source: United Nations Statistics Division