Gender parity in national parliament

Seats held by men in national parliament

Year	Value	Footnotes
1990	242
1997	305
1998	318
1999	318
2000	318
2001	308
2002	308
2003	308
2004	308
2005	294
2006	294
2007	294
2008	299
2009	296
2010	296

Seats held by women in national parliament

Year	Value	Footnotes
1990	127
1997	23
1998	25
1999	25
2000	25
2001	37
2002	37
2003	37
2004	37
2005	38
2006	37
2007	37
2008	31
2009	38
2010	38

Seats held by women in national parliament, percentage

Year	Value	Footnotes
1990	34.4
1997	7
1998	7.3
1999	7.3
2000	7.3
2001	10.7
2002	10.7
2003	10.7
2004	10.7
2005	11.4
2006	11.2
2007	11.2
2008	9.4
2009	11.4
2010	11.4

Total number of seats in national parliament

Year	Value	Footnotes
1990	369
1997	328
1998	343
1999	343
2000	343
2001	345
2002	345
2003	345
2004	345
2005	332
2006	331
2007	331
2008	330
2009	334
2010	334

Source: United Nations Statistics Division