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Current number of seats in national parliaments (number) by country

Countries reporting
170
Highest
2,977
China
Lowest
16
Tuvalu
Median
129
Years covered
6
2021–2026
Data points
1,341

What the numbers show

Current number of seats in national parliaments (number) is currently reported for 170 countries. The highest value is 2,977 in China; the lowest is 16 in Tuvalu.

The median across all reporting countries is 129, and the mean is 192.66.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 186.

Over the past decade 50 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in Mongolia (up 68.0%), and the largest decrease in Burkina Faso (down 44.1%).

Current number of seats in national parliaments: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 2,977 2026 up 0.1% flat
2 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 650 2026 unchanged flat
3 Germany 630 2026 down 11.1% falling
4 Egypt 596 2026 up 0.8% flat
5 Indonesia 580 2026 up 0.9% flat
6 France 575 2026 down 0.3% flat
7 Uganda 556 2026 up 5.3% flat
8 South Sudan 550 2026 up 43.6% rising
9 India 542 2026 up 0.4% flat
10 Brazil 513 2026 unchanged flat
11 Mexico 500 2026 unchanged flat
12 Thailand 495 2026 up 1.2% flat
13 Ethiopia 482 2026 down 11.9% falling
14 Cuba 467 2026 down 20.3% falling
15 Japan 465 2026 up 0.2% flat
16 Poland 460 2026 up 0.2% flat
17 Russian Federation 435 2026 down 3.3% flat
18 Algeria 407 2026 down 11.9% falling
19 Italy 400 2026 down 36.5% falling
19 South Africa 400 2026 up 0.3% flat
21 Morocco 395 2026 unchanged flat
22 Ukraine 393 2026 down 7.1% falling
23 Nigeria 356 2026 down 1.1% flat
24 Spain 350 2026 unchanged flat
25 Sweden 349 2026 unchanged flat
26 Kenya 348 2026 up 0.3% flat
27 Canada 343 2026 up 1.5% flat
28 Pakistan 332 2026 down 2.9% falling
29 Romania 330 2026 up 0.3% flat
30 Iraq 329 2026 unchanged flat
31 Philippines 318 2026 up 4.6% flat
32 Republic of Korea 298 2026 down 0.7% flat
33 Greece 297 2026 down 1.0% flat
34 Zimbabwe 279 2026 up 3.3% flat
35 Ghana 276 2026 up 0.4% flat
36 Nepal 275 2025 — flat
37 Somalia 274 2026 down 0.4% flat
38 Australia and New Zealand 273 2026 up 0.7% flat
39 Argentina 257 2026 unchanged flat
40 Mozambique 250 2026 unchanged flat
40 Serbia 250 2026 unchanged flat
42 Yemen 245 2026 down 18.6% falling
43 Bulgaria 240 2026 unchanged flat
44 Portugal 230 2026 unchanged flat
45 Sri Lanka 225 2026 up 0.9% flat
46 Malawi 224 2026 up 16.7% rising
47 Malaysia 221 2026 down 0.5% flat
48 Angola 220 2026 unchanged flat
49 Czechia 200 2026 unchanged flat
49 Finland 200 2026 unchanged flat
51 Switzerland 199 2026 down 0.5% flat
51 Hungary 199 2026 unchanged flat
53 Dominican Republic 190 2026 unchanged flat
54 Chad 188 2026 up 20.5% rising
55 Colombia 187 2026 up 10.0% rising
56 Austria 183 2026 unchanged flat
57 Cameroon 180 2026 unchanged flat
58 Denmark 179 2026 unchanged flat
59 Mauritania 176 2026 up 15.0% rising
60 Ireland 172 2026 up 7.5% rising
61 Libya 170 2026 down 9.6% falling
62 Norway 169 2026 unchanged flat
63 Zambia 167 2026 unchanged flat
64 Senegal 165 2026 unchanged flat
65 Madagascar 163 2026 up 7.9% rising
66 Guatemala 160 2026 unchanged flat
67 Chile 155 2026 unchanged flat
68 Tunisia 152 2026 down 30.0% falling
69 Congo 151 2026 unchanged flat
69 Ecuador 151 2026 up 10.2% rising
69 Saudi Arabia 151 2026 unchanged flat
72 Australia 150 2026 down 0.7% flat
72 Belgium 150 2026 unchanged flat
72 Croatia 150 2026 down 0.7% flat
72 Slovakia 150 2026 unchanged flat
72 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 150 2026 unchanged flat
77 Sierra Leone 149 2026 up 2.1% flat
78 Uzbekistan 148 2026 up 0.7% flat
79 Lithuania 141 2026 unchanged flat
80 Albania 140 2026 up 14.8% rising
80 Central African Republic 140 2026 unchanged flat
82 Gabon 139 2026 down 2.1% falling
83 Jordan 138 2026 up 6.2% rising
84 Mali 133 2026 up 9.9% rising
85 Peru 130 2026 unchanged flat
86 Honduras 128 2026 unchanged flat
86 Lebanon 128 2026 unchanged flat
88 Mongolia 126 2026 up 68.0% rising
89 Azerbaijan 125 2026 up 3.3% flat
89 Cambodia 125 2026 unchanged flat
91 New Zealand 123 2026 up 2.5% flat
92 Turkmenistan 122 2026 down 1.6% flat
93 Israel 120 2026 unchanged flat
93 Lesotho 120 2026 unchanged flat
93 North Macedonia 120 2026 unchanged flat
96 Burundi 111 2026 down 9.8% falling
96 Papua New Guinea 111 2026 unchanged flat
96 Togo 111 2026 up 22.0% rising
99 Benin 109 2026 up 31.3% rising
99 Belarus 109 2026 down 0.9% flat
101 Armenia 107 2026 down 18.9% falling
102 Namibia 104 2026 unchanged flat
103 Guinea-Bissau 102 2025 — flat
104 Estonia 101 2026 unchanged flat
104 Georgia 101 2026 down 32.7% falling
106 Equatorial Guinea 100 2026 unchanged flat
106 Latvia 100 2026 unchanged flat
108 Singapore 99 2026 up 4.2% flat
108 Uruguay 99 2026 unchanged flat
110 Kazakhstan 98 2026 down 8.4% falling
111 Maldives 93 2026 up 6.9% rising
112 Nicaragua 91 2026 unchanged flat
113 Oman 90 2026 up 4.7% rising
113 Slovenia 90 2026 unchanged flat
115 Kyrgyzstan 87 2026 down 25.6% falling
116 Guinea 81 2026 down 28.9% falling
116 Montenegro 81 2026 unchanged flat
118 Paraguay 80 2026 unchanged flat
118 Rwanda 80 2026 unchanged flat
120 Malta 79 2026 up 17.9% rising
121 Eswatini 74 2026 up 1.4% flat
122 Liberia 73 2026 unchanged flat
123 Guyana 72 2026 up 2.9% flat
124 Burkina Faso 71 2026 down 44.1% falling
125 Panama 69 2026 down 2.8% flat
126 Botswana 67 2026 up 3.1% rising
126 Mauritius 67 2026 down 4.3% flat
128 Djibouti 65 2026 unchanged flat
129 Iceland 63 2026 unchanged flat
129 Jamaica 63 2026 unchanged flat
131 Tajikistan 62 2026 down 1.6% flat
132 Luxembourg 60 2026 unchanged flat
132 El Salvador 60 2026 down 28.6% falling
132 San Marino 60 2026 unchanged flat
135 Gambia 58 2026 unchanged flat
136 Costa Rica 57 2026 unchanged flat
137 Cyprus 56 2026 unchanged flat
138 Fiji 55 2026 up 7.8% rising
138 Sao Tome and Principe 55 2026 unchanged flat
140 Vanuatu 52 2026 unchanged flat
141 Suriname 51 2026 unchanged flat
141 Samoa 51 2026 up 2.0% flat
143 Solomon Islands 50 2026 unchanged flat
144 Qatar 49 2026 up 19.5% rising
145 Bhutan 47 2026 unchanged flat
146 Kiribati 45 2026 unchanged flat
147 Bosnia and Herzegovina 42 2026 unchanged flat
147 Trinidad and Tobago 42 2026 unchanged flat
149 United Arab Emirates 40 2026 unchanged flat
149 Bahrain 40 2026 unchanged flat
151 Bahamas 39 2026 unchanged flat
152 Brunei Darussalam 35 2026 up 6.1% rising
153 Seychelles 34 2026 down 2.9% flat
154 Comoros 33 2026 up 37.5% rising
154 Marshall Islands 33 2026 unchanged flat
156 Belize 32 2026 unchanged flat
156 Dominica 32 2026 unchanged flat
158 Barbados 30 2026 unchanged flat
159 Andorra 28 2026 unchanged flat
160 Tonga 26 2026 down 3.7% flat
161 Liechtenstein 25 2026 unchanged flat
162 Monaco 24 2026 unchanged flat
163 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 23 2026 up 4.5% rising
164 Saint Lucia 19 2026 up 5.6% rising
164 Naoero 19 2026 unchanged flat
166 Antigua and Barbuda 17 2026 down 5.6% flat
167 Grenada 16 2026 up 6.7% rising
167 Saint Kitts and Nevis 16 2026 unchanged flat
167 Palau 16 2026 unchanged flat
167 Tuvalu 16 2026 unchanged flat

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Current number of seats in national parliaments (number)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
224 places, 1,341 data points, 2021–2026
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