Gender parity in national parliament

Seats held by men in national parliament

Year	Value	Footnotes
1997	128
1998	128
1999	131
2000	131
2001	129
2002	129
2003	121
2004	121
2005	125
2006	125
2007	120
2008	121
2009	121
2010	123

Seats held by women in national parliament

Year	Value	Footnotes
1997	22
1998	22
1999	19
2000	19
2001	21
2002	21
2003	29
2004	29
2005	25
2006	25
2007	30
2008	29
2009	29
2010	27

Seats held by women in national parliament, percentage

Year	Value	Footnotes
1997	14.7
1998	14.7
1999	12.7
2000	12.7
2001	14
2002	14
2003	19.3
2004	19.3
2005	16.7
2006	16.7
2007	20
2008	19.3
2009	19.3
2010	18

Total number of seats in national parliament

Year	Value	Footnotes
1997	150
1998	150
1999	150
2000	150
2001	150
2002	150
2003	150
2004	150
2005	150
2006	150
2007	150
2008	150
2009	150
2010	150

Source: United Nations Statistics Division