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.
Share of women in selected national parliaments (lower or single House) as of December 2023
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IPU. (December 1, 2023). Share of women in selected national parliaments (lower or single House) as of December 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/267028/women-in-selected-national-parliaments/
IPU. "Share of women in selected national parliaments (lower or single House) as of December 2023." Chart. December 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267028/women-in-selected-national-parliaments/
IPU. (2023). Share of women in selected national parliaments (lower or single House) as of December 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267028/women-in-selected-national-parliaments/
IPU. "Share of Women in Selected National Parliaments (Lower or Single House) as of December 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267028/women-in-selected-national-parliaments/
IPU, Share of women in selected national parliaments (lower or single House) as of December 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267028/women-in-selected-national-parliaments/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Share of women in selected national parliaments (lower or single House) as of December 2023 [Graph], IPU, December 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/267028/women-in-selected-national-parliaments/