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Share of women in selected national parliaments (lower or single House) as of December 2023

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July 8, 2024

Share of women in selected national parliaments (lower or single House) as of December 2023

Source: Statista

As of December 2023, women constituted 61.3 percent of the Rwandan parliament (lower or single house). This makes it the country with the highest share of women in parliament worldwide. Cuba had the second highest share of female MPs with 53.4 percent, followed by Nicaragua. The European country with the highest percentage of women in their parliament was Andorra with 50 percent.

See here the full graphic published by Statista on 4 July 2024.

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Einar H. Dyvik

As of December 2023, women constituted 61.3 percent of the Rwandan parliament (lower or single house). This makes it the country with the highest share of women in parliament worldwide. Cuba had the second highest share of female MPs with 53.4 percent, followed by Nicaragua. The European country with the highest percentage of women in their parliament was Andorra with 50 percent.

See here the full graphic published by Statista on 4 July 2024.

Image by Statista

 

Resource type
Author
Einar H. Dyvik