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This is a list of legislatures by number of members. Non-sovereign entities and unrecognized states are marked in italics.

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Some of the lower and upper houses are named by approximation. For instance, the European Parliament is not a legislature with two fixed chambers of elected bodies, but rather one house of elected representatives, alongside another council of a rotating group of appointed government ministers, whose makeup changes every meeting depending on the topic being discussed. The precise nature of this organisation has been debated extensively in academic literature, with some categorising the European Union's legislature as not bicameral but tricameral or even neither.[1][2][3][4]

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Country Legislature Type Seats Population
Lower house[5]Upper house[5]L/U ratio Totalcountry[6] per 1 lower house seat per each of total seats
ChinaNational People's Congressunicameral2,878——2,8781,408,280,000 484,945484,945
United KingdomParliament of the United Kingdombicameral6507910.8221,44168,350,000 98,06644,235
FranceFrench Parliamentbicameral5773481.65892568,400,000 112,34270,077
EgyptParliament of Egyptbicameral5963001.987896112,716,598 168,436112,040
IndiaParliament of Indiabicameral5432452.1727881,435,405,824 2,643,4731,810,096
European Union–bicameral720
(European Parliament)
27
(The Council)
26.111747449,476,878 636,011612,552
IndonesiaPeople's Consultative Assemblybicameral5801524.228732282,477,584 472,013381,726
JapanNational Dietbicameral4652481.921713124,516,650 271,938178,856
ThailandNational Assembly of Thailandbicameral5002002.570065,916,962 131,83494,167
Germany–bicameral630
(Bundestag)[7]
69
(Bundesrat)
9.13069984,482,267 134,099120,861
Korea, NorthSupreme People's Assemblyunicameral687——68724,851,627 36,17436,174
MoroccoParliament of Moroccobicameral3951201.46351537,840,044 83,51249,605
EthiopiaFederal Parliamentary Assemblybicameral547
(House of Peoples' Representatives)
112
(House of Federation)
5.065659126,527,060 176,661147,532
MexicoCongress of the Unionbicameral5001283.906628128,455,567 240,573191,539
RussiaFederal Assemblybicameral4501782.528628147,182,123 327,071234,366
Congo, Democratic Republic of theParliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congobicameral5001084.6360877,433,744 154,867127,358
SpainCortes Generalesbicameral3502641.36261447,737,941 136,39478,646
AlgeriaParliament of Algeriabicameral4621443.20860638,813,722 84,01264,049
ItalyItalian Parliamentbicameral4002051.95160559,030,133 147,57597,570
TurkeyGrand National Assembly of Turkeyunicameral600——60084,339,067 140,565140,565
BrazilNational Congress of Brazilbicameral513816.333594210,147,125 409,644353,783
PolandParliament of Polandbicameral4601004.656038,346,279 83,36168,475
United StatesUnited States Congressbicameral4351004.35535318,892,103 733,085596,060
UgandaParliament of Ugandaunicameral529——52935,918,915 67,90067,900
SudanNational Legislaturebicameral42632945835,482,233 78,84970,964
VietnamNational Assemblyunicameral500——50093,421,835 186,844186,844
South AfricaParliament of South Africabicameral400904.44449063,100,000[8] 157,750128,776
CubaNational Assembly of People's Powerunicameral470——47011,047,251 23,50523,505
NigeriaNational Assemblybicameral3601093.303469177,155,754 492,099377,731
RomaniaParliament of Romaniabicameral3301342.4746420,121,641 60,79043,272
UkraineVerkhovna Radaunicameral450——45044,291,413 98,42598,425
PakistanParliament of Pakistanbicameral336963.288432196,174,380 573,609439,853
CanadaParliament of Canadabicameral3431053.26744836,991,981 107,84884,456
KenyaParliament of Kenyabicameral349675.20941645,010,056 128,969108,197
YemenParliament of Yemenbicameral3011112.71241226,052,966 86,55563,235
South SudanNational Legislaturebicameral332
(National Legislative Assembly)
50
(Council of States)
6.6438211,562,695 34,82730,269
TanzaniaNational Assemblyunicameral357——35749,639,138 139,045139,045
Côte d'IvoireParliament of Ivory Coastbicameral255992.57635422,848,945 89,60464,545
ZimbabweParliament of Zimbabwebicameral270803.37535013,771,721 51,00639,348
SwedenRiksdagunicameral349——3499,723,809 27,86227,862
  NepalFederal Parliament of Nepalbicameral275594.66133428,982,771 105,39286,775
ArgentinaNational Congress of Argentinabicameral257723.56932943,024,374 167,410130,773
SomaliaFederal Parliament of Somaliabicameral275545.09332910,428,043 37,92031,696
PhilippinesCongress of the Philippinesbicameral3162413.167340109,035,343 345,049320,692
IraqCouncil of Representatives of Iraqunicameral325——32532,585,692 100,264100,264
BangladeshJatiya Sangsadunicameral350——350169,828,911 485,225485,225
GreeceHellenic Parliamentunicameral300——30010,775,557 35,91935,919
Korea, SouthNational Assemblyunicameral300——30049,039,986 163,467163,467
MalaysiaParliament of Malaysiabicameral222703.17129230,073,353 135,466102,991
IranIslamic Consultative Assemblyunicameral290——29080,840,713 278,761278,761
Czech RepublicParliament of the Czech Republicbicameral200812.46928110,627,448 53,13737,820
CameroonParliament of Cameroonbicameral180
(National Assembly)
100
(Senate)
1.828023,130,708 128,50482,610
GhanaParliament of Ghanaunicameral276——27625,758,108 93,32693,326
ColombiaCongress of Colombiabicameral1661021.62726849,336,454 297,208184,091
MozambiqueAssembly of the Republicunicameral250——25024,692,144 98,76998,769
SerbiaNational Assemblyunicameral250——2507,209,764[a]
9,068,967[b]
28,83928,839
SyriaPeople's Assembly of Syriaunicameral250——25017,951,639 71,80771,807
UzbekistanOliy Majlisbicameral1501001.525028,929,716 192,865115,719
 SwitzerlandFederal Assemblybicameral200464.3482468,061,516 40,30832,770
AustriaAustrian Parliamentbicameral183622.9522458,223,062 44,93533,564
BulgariaNational Assemblyunicameral240——2406,924,716 28,85328,853
PortugalAssembly of the Republicunicameral230——23010,813,834 47,01747,017
AustraliaParliament of Australiabicameral150761.98722627,286,253 149,05799,152
IrelandOireachtasbicameral174602.92344,937,786 28,37821,101
NetherlandsStates General of the Netherlandsbicameral15075222518,047,200 120,31580,210
Sri LankaParliament of Sri Lankaunicameral225——22521,866,445 97,18497,184
GabonParliament of Gabonbicameral1201021.1762221,672,597 13,9387,534
AngolaNational Assemblyunicameral220——22019,088,106 86,76486,764
TunisiaAssembly of the Representatives of the Peopleunicameral217——21710,937,521 50,40350,403
Dominican RepublicCongress of the Dominican Republicbicameral183325.71921510,349,741 56,55648,138
Congo, Republic of theParliament of the Republic of the Congobicameral139721.9312114,662,446 33,54322,097
BelgiumBelgian Federal Parliamentbicameral150602.521011,420,163 76,13454,382
JordanParliament of Jordanbicameral150602.52107,930,491 52,87037,764
ChileNational Congress of Chilebicameral155503.120517,574,003 113,38185,727
FinlandParliament of Finlandunicameral200——2005,603,851 26,34426,344
LibyaHouse of Representativesunicameral200——2006,244,174 31,22131,221
HungaryNational Assemblyunicameral199——1999,919,128 49,84549,845
MalawiNational Assemblyunicameral193——19317,377,468 90,03990,039
PeruCongress of the Republic of Perubicameral130602.16719030,147,935 231,907158,673
ChadNational Assemblyunicameral188——18811,412,107 60,70360,703
CambodiaParliament of Cambodiabicameral123612.01618415,458,332 125,67784,013
MadagascarParliament of Madagascarbicameral151334.57618423,201,926 153,655126,097
DenmarkFolketingunicameral179——1795,932,654[9] 31,11231,112
BelarusNational Assembly of Belarusbicameral110641.7191749,608,058 87,34655,219
Equatorial GuineaParliament of Equatorial Guineabicameral100701.429170722,254 7,2234,249
NorwayStortingunicameral169——1695,147,792 30,46030,460
BurundiParliament of Burundibicameral120~482.516810,395,931 86,63361,881
BoliviaPlurinational Legislative Assemblybicameral130363.61116610,631,486 81,78164,045
VenezuelaNational Assemblyunicameral165——16528,868,486 174,961174,961
MaliNational Assemblyunicameral160——16016,455,903 102,849102,849
GuatemalaCongress of the Republic of Guatemalaunicameral158——15814,647,083 92,70392,703
ZambiaNational Assembly of Zambiaunicameral158——15814,638,505 92,64992,649
OmanCouncil of Omanbicameral84
(Consultative Assembly)
71
(Council of State)
1.1831553,219,775 38,33120,773
KazakhstanParliament of Kazakhstanbicameral107472.27715417,948,816 167,746116,551
LesothoParliament of Lesothobicameral120
(National Assembly)
33
(Senate of Lesotho)
3.6361531,942,008 16,18312,693
CroatiaCroatian Parliamentunicameral151——1514,470,534 29,60629,606
EritreaNational Assemblyunicameral150——1506,380,803 42,53942,539
GeorgiaParliament of Georgiaunicameral150——1504,935,880 32,90632,906
Saudi ArabiaConsultative Assembly of Saudi Arabiaunicameral150——15027,345,986 182,307182,307
SenegalNational Assemblyunicameral165——16513,635,927 82,64182,641
SlovakiaNational Councilunicameral150——1505,443,583 36,29136,291
LaosNational Assemblyunicameral149——1496,803,699 45,66245,662
MauritaniaMauritanian Parliamentunicameral146——1463,516,806 24,08824,088
LithuaniaParliament of Lithuaniaunicameral141——1412,848,000 20,19920,199
AlbaniaParliament of Albaniaunicameral140——1403,020,209 21,57321,573
EcuadorNational Assemblyunicameral137——13715,654,411 114,266114,266
PalestinePalestinian Legislative Councilunicameral132——1324,816,503 36,48936,489
SloveniaSlovenian Parliamentbicameral90402.251302,070,050 23,00115,923
HaitiHaitian Parliamentbicameral99303.31299,996,731 100,97777,494
UruguayGeneral Assembly of Uruguaybicameral99303.31293,332,972 33,66625,837
HondurasNational Congress of Hondurasunicameral128——1288,598,561 67,17667,176
LebanonParliament of Lebanonunicameral128——1285,882,562 45,95845,958
Burkina FasoNational Assembly of Burkina Fasounicameral127——12718,365,123 144,607144,607
MongoliaState Great Khuralunicameral126——1263,251,587 25,52125,521
AzerbaijanNational Assemblyunicameral125——1259,686,210 77,49077,490
ParaguayCongress of Paraguaybicameral80451.7781256,703,860 83,79853,631
TurkmenistanAssembly of Turkmenistanunicameral125——1255,171,943 41,37641,376
Sierra LeoneParliament of Sierra Leoneunicameral124——1245,743,725 46,32046,320
North MacedoniaAssembly of North Macedoniaunicameral123——1232,091,719 17,00617,006
IsraelKnessetunicameral120——1207,821,850 65,18265,182
KosovoAssembly of the Republic of Kosovounicameral120——1201,859,203 15,49315,493
KyrgyzstanSupreme Councilunicameral90[10]——907,281,800 [11] 80,90980,909
New ZealandParliament of New Zealandunicameral120[c]——1204,993,923[12] 41,61641,616
ArmeniaNational Assemblyunicameral118——1183,060,631 25,93825,938
GuineaNational Assemblyunicameral114——11411,474,383 100,652100,652
NigerNational Assemblyunicameral113——11317,466,172 154,568154,568
TaiwanLegislative Yuanunicameral113——11323,359,928 206,725206,725
TogoNational Assemblyunicameral113——1137,351,374 65,05665,056
Papua New GuineaNational Parliament of Papua New Guineaunicameral111——1116,552,730 59,03459,034
BeninNational Assemblyunicameral109——10910,160,556 93,21693,216
SingaporeParliament of Singaporeunicameral108——1085,700,000 52,77752,777
RwandaParliament of Rwandabicameral80263.07710612,337,138 154,214116,388
Central African RepublicParliament of the Central African Republicunicameral105——1055,277,959 50,26650,266
LiberiaLegislature of Liberiabicameral73302.4331034,092,310 56,05939,731
Guinea-BissauNational People's Assemblyunicameral102——1021,693,398 16,60216,602
EstoniaRiigikoguunicameral101——1011,257,921 12,45512,455
MoldovaParliament of the Republic of Moldovaunicameral101——1013,583,288 35,47835,478
LatviaSaeimaunicameral100——100[13]1,893,223 18,93218,932
NamibiaParliament of Namibiabicameral72262.769982,198,406 30,53322,433
TajikistanSupreme Assemblybicameral63341.853978,051,512 127,80283,005
EswatiniParliament of Eswatinibicameral65
(House of Assembly)
30
(Senate)
2.167951,419,623 21,84014,943
MaldivesPeople's Majlisunicameral93——93393,595 4,2324,232
Hong KongLegislative Council of Hong Kongunicameral90——907,112,688 79,03079,030
NicaraguaNational Assemblyunicameral90——905,848,641 64,27164,271
JamaicaParliament of Jamaicabicameral63213842,930,050 46,50934,882
MontenegroParliament of Montenegrounicameral81——81650,036 8,0258,025
Puerto RicoLegislative Assembly of Puerto Ricobicameral51301.7813,620,897 70,99844,702
BahrainNational Assemblybicameral40401801,314,089 32,85216,426
CyprusHouse of Representativesunicameral80——801,172,458 14,65614,656
MaltaParliament of Maltaunicameral79——79535,064 6,7736,773
BhutanParliament of Bhutanbicameral47251.8872733,643 15,60910,189
Cape VerdeNational Assemblyunicameral72——72538,535 7,4807,480
Trinidad and TobagoParliament of Trinidad and Tobagobicameral41311.323721,223,916 29,85216,999
PanamaParliament of Panamaunicameral71——713,608,431 50,82350,823
BotswanaParliament of Botswanaunicameral69——692,155,784 31,24331,243
MauritiusNational Assemblyunicameral66——661,331,155 20,16920,169
DjiboutiNational Assemblyunicameral65——65810,179 12,46412,464
GuyanaNational Assemblyunicameral65——65735,554 11,31611,316
KuwaitNational Assemblyunicameral65——652,742,711 42,19642,196
Timor-LesteNational Parliamentunicameral65——651,201,542 18,48518,485
IcelandAlthingunicameral63——63391,180 6,2096,209
El SalvadorLegislative Assembly of El Salvadorunicameral60——606,125,512 102,091102,091
LuxembourgChamber of Deputiesunicameral60——60681,973 11,36611,366
San MarinoGrand and General Councilunicameral60——6032,742 546546
JerseyStates Assemblyunicameral58——5896,513 1,6641,664
Bosnia and HerzegovinaParliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovinabicameral42
(House of Representatives)
15
(House of Peoples)
2.8573,871,643 92,18267,924
Costa RicaLegislative Assembly of Costa Ricaunicameral57——574,755,234 83,42583,425
French PolynesiaAssembly of French Polynesiaunicameral57——57280,026 4,9134,913
São Tomé and PríncipeNational Assemblyunicameral55——55190,428 3,4623,462
Bahamas, TheParliament of the Bahamasbicameral38162.37554321,834 8,4695,960
New CaledoniaCongress of New Caledoniaunicameral54——54267,840 4,9604,960
Gambia, TheNational Assembly of the Gambiaunicameral53——531,925,527 36,33136,331
VanuatuParliament of Vanuatuunicameral52——52266,937 5,1335,133
BarbadosParliament of Barbadosbicameral30211.42951289,680 9,6565,680
SurinameNational Assemblyunicameral51——51573,311 11,24111,241
FijiParliament of Fijiunicameral[14]50——50903,207 18,06418,064
Solomon IslandsNational Parliament of Solomon Islandsunicameral50——50609,883 12,19812,198
SamoaLegislative Assembly of Samoaunicameral49——49196,628 4,0134,013
BermudaParliament of Bermudabicameral36
(House of Assembly)
11
(Senate)
3.2734769,839 1,9401,486
KiribatiHouse of Assemblyunicameral46——46104,488 2,2712,271
GuernseyStates of Guernseyunicameral45——4565,849 1,4631,463
QatarConsultative Assembly of Qatarunicameral45——452,123,160 47,18147,181
TransnistriaSupreme Councilunicameral45——45469,000 10,42210,422
BelizeParliament of Belizebicameral31122.58343340,844 10,9957,927
United Arab EmiratesFederal National Councilunicameral40——405,628,805 140,720140,720
American SamoaAmerican Samoa Fonobicameral21181.1673954,517 2,5961,398
Isle of ManTynwaldbicameral24112.1823586,866 3,6192,482
AbkhaziaPeople's Assembly of Abkhaziaunicameral35——35243,206 6,9496,949
Antigua and BarbudaParliament of Antigua and Barbudabicameral171713491,295 5,3702,685
SeychellesNational Assemblyunicameral34——3491,650 2,6962,696
South OssetiaParliament of South Ossetiaunicameral34——3453,532 1,5741,574
BruneiLegislative Council of Bruneiunicameral33——33422,675 12,80812,808
ComorosAssembly of the Union of the Comorosunicameral33——33766,865 23,23823,238
Faroe IslandsLøgtingunicameral33——3349,947 1,5141,514
MacauLegislative Council of Macauunicameral33——33587,914 17,81617,816
Marshall IslandsLegislature of the Marshall Islandsunicameral33——3370,983 2,1512,151
DominicaHouse of Assembly of Dominicaunicameral32——3273,449 2,2952,295
GreenlandInatsisartutunicameral31——3157,728 1,8621,862
Islamic Emirate of AfghanistanLeadership CouncilunicameralAprx. 30[15]——Aprx. 30[15]31,822,848 1,060,762[d]
Northern Mariana IslandsNorthern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislaturebicameral2092.2222951,483 2,5741,775
AndorraGeneral Councilunicameral28——2885,458 3,0523,052
GrenadaParliament of Grenadabicameral15131.15428110,152 7,3433,934
Saint LuciaParliament of Saint Luciabicameral17111.54528163,362 9,6105,834
TongaLegislative Assembly of Tongaunicameral26——26106,440 4,0944,094
LiechtensteinLandtag of Liechtensteinunicameral25——2537,313 1,4931,493
PalauPalau National Congressbicameral1691.7782521,186 1,324847
Cook IslandsParliament of the Cook Islandsunicameral24——2410,134 422422
MonacoNational Councilunicameral24——2430,508 1,2711,271
Saint Martinunicameral23——2331,530 1,3711,371
AdjaraSupreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Adjaraunicameral21——21349,000 16,61916,619
ArubaParliament of Arubaunicameral21——21110,663 5,2705,270
Cayman IslandsParliament of the Cayman Islandsunicameral21——2154,914 2,6152,615
CuraçaoParliament of Curaçaounicameral21——21146,836 6,9926,992
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesHouse of Assembly of Saint Vincent and the Grenadinesunicameral21——21102,918 4,9014,901
NiueNiue Assemblyunicameral20——201,190 6060
TokelauGeneral Fonounicameral20——201,337 6767
Wallis and FutunaTerritorial Assembly of Wallis and Futunaunicameral20——2015,561 778778
NauruParliament of Nauruunicameral19——199,488 499499
Saint BarthelemyTerritorial Council of Saint Barthélemyunicameral19——197,267 382382
Saint Pierre and MiquelonTerritorial Council of Saint Pierre and Miquelonunicameral19——195,716 301301
Turks and Caicos IslandsHouse of Assemblyunicameral19——1949,070 2,5832,583
GibraltarGibraltar Parliamentunicameral17——1732,688 1,9231,923
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaLegislative Council of Saint Helenaunicameral17——177,776 457457
British Virgin IslandsHouse of Assembly of the British Virgin Islandsunicameral15——1532,680 2,1792,179
GuamLegislature of Guamunicameral15——15161,001 10,73310,733
Sint MaartenParliament of Sint Maartenunicameral15——1539,689 2,6462,646
TuvaluParliament of Tuvaluunicameral15——1510,782 719719
United States Virgin IslandsLegislature of the Virgin Islandsunicameral15——15104,170 6,9456,945
Micronesia, Federated States ofCongress of the Federated States of Micronesiaunicameral14——14105,681 7,5497,549
Saint Kitts and NevisNational Assemblyunicameral14——1451,538 3,6813,681
AnguillaHouse of Assemblyunicameral13——1316,086 1,2371,237
MontserratLegislative Assembly of Montserratunicameral11——115,215 474474
Falkland IslandsLegislative Assembly of the Falkland Islandsunicameral10——102,840 284284
Pitcairn IslandsIsland Councilunicameral10——1048 55
Christmas IslandShire of Christmas Islandunicameral9——91,530 170170
Norfolk IslandNorfolk Island Regional Councilunicameral9——92,210 246246
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsShire of Cocosunicameral7——7596 8585
Vatican CityPontifical Commission for Vatican City Stateunicameral[16]7——7842 120120
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  1. Excluding Kosovo
  2. Including Kosovo
  3. New Zealand's parliament frequently has more than 120 members due to MMP overhang
  4. Assuming membership of 30. This is only an estimate; the size of the council is not fixed and the membership is not fully verified.[15]

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