List of legislatures by number of members

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This is a list of legislatures by size using the latest information available. Legislatures in italic are those of non-sovereign states.

Jurisdiction Type of
jurisdiction
Population Lower
house
Upper
house
Total
China People's Republic of China Nation-state 1,333,370,000 2,987 [1] 2,987
United Kingdom United Kingdom Nation-state 61,634,599 650 786 1,436
Italy Italy Nation-state 60,114,021 630 315+3 948
France France Nation-state 65,073,482 577 321 898
India India Nation-state 1,169,850,000 552 250 802
European Union European Union Intergovernmental
organization
499,794,855 754 27[2] 781
Japan Japan Nation-state 127,540,000 480 242 722
Egypt Egypt Nation-state 77,420,000 454 264 718
Indonesia Indonesia Nation-state 229,965,000 560 132 692
Germany Germany Nation-state 82,002,000 622 69 691
North Korea North Korea Nation-state 24,051,218 687 [1] 687
Ethiopia Ethiopia Nation-state 79,221,000 546 112 658
Thailand Thailand Nation-state 63,525,062 480 150 630
Mexico Mexico Nation-state 107,550,697 500 128 628
Russia Russia Nation-state 141,883,000 450 168 618
Cuba Cuba Nation-state 11,177,743 614 [1] 614
Spain Spain Nation-state 45,929,476 350 259 609
Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic
of the Congo
Nation-state 68,692,542 500 108 608
Nepal Nepal Nation-state 29,331,000 601 [1] 601
Morocco Morocco Nation-state 31,993,000 325 270 595
Brazil Brazil Nation-state 191,956,000 513 81 594
Poland Poland Nation-state 38,100,700 460 100 560
Turkey Turkey Nation-state 71,517,100 550 [1] 550
United States United States Nation-state 307,635,000 435 100 535
Algeria Algeria Nation-state 34,895,000 389 144 533
Sudan Sudan Nation-state 42,272,000 450 50 500
Vietnam Vietnam Nation-state 85,789,573 493 [1] 493
South Africa South Africa Nation-state 49,320,000 400 90 490
Romania Romania Nation-state 21,498,616 412 176 588
Nigeria Nigeria Nation-state 162,221,000 360 109 469
Ukraine Ukraine Nation-state 46,011,300 450 [1] 450
Pakistan Pakistan Nation-state 167,616,500 342 100 442
New Hampshire New Hampshire First-tier
subdivision
1,324,575 400 24 424
Canada Canada Nation-state 33,802,000 308 105 413
Hungary Hungary Nation-state 10,031,208 386 [1] 386
Afghanistan Afghanistan Nation-state 28,150,000 249 102 351
Sweden Sweden Nation-state 9,302,133 349 [1] 349
Argentina Argentina Nation-state 40,134,425 257 72 329
Philippines Philippines Nation-state 91,983,000 292 24 310
Greece Greece Nation-state 11,257,285 300 [1] 300
Bangladesh Bangladesh Nation-state 162,221,000 299 [1] 299
Iran Iran Nation-state 74,196,000 290 [1] 290
Czech Republic Czech Republic Nation-state 10,476,543 200 81 281
Iraq Iraq Nation-state 31,234,000 275 [1][3] 275
Colombia Colombia Nation-state 45,393,050 166 102 268
Serbia Serbia Nation-state 9,850,000 250 [1] 250
Bulgaria Bulgaria Nation-state 7,606,551 240 [1] 240
Switzerland Switzerland Nation-state 7,782,900 200 46 246
Austria Austria Nation-state 8,355,260 183 62 245
Portugal Portugal Nation-state 10,627,250 230 [1] 230
Australia Australia Nation-state 21,932,000 150 76 226
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland Nation-state 4,459,300 166 60 226
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast Nation-state 21,075,000 225 [1] 225
Netherlands Netherlands Nation-state 16,551,237 150 75 225
Belgium Belgium Nation-state 10,754,528 150 71 221
Angola Angola Nation-state 18,498,000 220 [1] 220
New York New York First-tier
subdivision
19,378,102 150 62 212
Cape Town Cape Town Second-tier
subdivision
3,497,097 210 [1] 210
Republic of the Congo Republic of Congo Nation-state 18,498,000 137 72 205
Finland Finland Nation-state 5,346,927 200 [1] 200
Bavaria Bavaria First-tier
subdivision
12,519,312 187 [1] 187
Cambodia Cambodia Nation-state 14,805,000 61 123 184
Texas Texas First-tier
subdivision
25,145,561 150 31 181
Cameroon Cameroon Nation-state 18,879,301 180 [1] 180
Denmark Denmark Nation-state 5,519,441 179 [1] 179
Belarus Belarus Nation-state 9,671,900 110 64 174
Norway Norway Nation-state 4,839,091 169 [1] 169
Venezuela Venezuela Nation-state 26,814,843 167 [1] 167
Burundi Burundi Nation-state 8,038,618 49 118 167
Chile Chile Nation-state 16,973,000 120 38 158
Bolivia Bolivia Nation-state 9,775,246 130 27 157
Chad Chad Nation-state 10,329,208 155 [1] 155
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Nation-state 16,004,800 107 47 154
Croatia Croatia Nation-state 4,435,056 153 [1] 153
Berlin Berlin First-tier
subdivision
3,396,990 149 [1] 149
Georgia (country) Georgia Nation-state 4,385,400 150 [1] 150
Slovakia Slovakia Nation-state 5,413,548 150 [1] 150
Lithuania Lithuania Nation-state 3,349,872 141 [1] 141
Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg First-tier
subdivision
10,755,000 139 [1] 139
Albania Albania Nation-state 3,170,000 140 [1] 140
Catalonia Catalonia First-tier
subdivision
7,504,881 135 [1] 135
Armenia Armenia Nation-state 3,230,100 131 [1] 131
Scotland Scotland First-tier
subdivision
5,168,500 129 [1] 129
Uruguay Uruguay Nation-state 3,318,535 99 30 129
Slovenia Slovenia Nation-state 2,047,009 90 40 130
Tokyo Tokyo First-tier
subdivision
13,010,279 127 [1] 127
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Nation-state 8,629,900 125 [1] 125
Flanders Flanders First-tier
subdivision
6,058,368 124 [1] 124
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Nation-state 5,696,000 124 [1] 124
Hamburg Hamburg First-tier
subdivision
1,769,117 121 [1] 121
New Zealand New Zealand Nation-state 4,325,900 122 [1] 122
Israel Israel Nation-state 7,411,000 120 [1] 120
Republic of Macedonia Republic of Macedonia Nation-state 2,048,620 120 [1] 120
California California State Legislature First-tier
subdivision
37,253,956 80 40 120
Community of Madrid Community of Madrid First-tier
subdivision
6,445,499 120 [1] 120
New Jersey New Jersey First-tier
subdivision
8,791,894 80 40 120
Taiwan Taiwan (Republic of China) Nation-state 23,069,000 113 [1] 113
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Nation-state 15,746,232 111 [1] 111
Hesse Hesse First-tier
subdivision
6,073,000 110 [1] 110
Andalusia Andalusia First-tier
subdivision
8,285,692 109 [1] 109
  Northern Ireland First-tier
subdivision
1,775,000 108 [1] 108
Rwanda Rwanda Nation-state 9,998,000 80 26 106
Central African Republic Central African Republic Nation-state 4,422,000 105 [1] 105
Estonia Estonia Nation-state 1,340,415 101 [1] 101
Moldova Moldova Nation-state 3,559,500 101 [1] 101
Latvia Latvia Nation-state 2,257,300 100 [1] 100
Vienna Vienna First-tier
subdivision
1,680,266 100 [1] 100
Valencian Community Valencian Community First-tier
subdivision
5,029,601 99 [1] 99
Brussels-Capital Region Brussels-Capital Region First-tier
subdivision
1,080,790 93 [1] 93
Wallonia French Community of Belgium First-tier
subdivision
93 [1] 93
Brandenburg Brandenburg First-tier
subdivision
2,522,493 88 [1] 88
Republika Srpska Republika Srpska First-tier
subdivision
1,439,673 84 [1] 84
Benin Benin Nation-state 8,791,832 83 [1] 83
Bremen (state) Bremen First-tier
subdivision
548,477 83 [1] 83
Montenegro Montenegro Nation-state 624,000 81 [1] 81
Bahrain Bahrain Nation-state 791,000 40 40 80
Botswana Botswana Nation-state 1,990,876 61 15 76
Mongolia Mongolia Nation-state 2,754,685 76 [1] 76
Hawaii Hawaii First-tier
subdivision
1,360,301 51 25 76
Wallonia Wallonia First-tier
subdivision
3,413,978 75 [1] 75
Galicia (Spain) Galicia First-tier
subdivision
2,155,546 75 [1] 75
Basque Country (autonomous community) Basque Country First-tier
subdivision
2,796,089 75 [1] 75
Bhutan Bhutan Nation-state 3,413,978 47 25 72
Cape Verde Cape Verde Nation-state 516,733 72 [1] 72
Malta Malta Nation-state 413,627 69 [1] 69
Aragon Aragón First-tier
subdivision
1,277,471 67 [1] 67
Iceland Iceland Nation-state 319,246 63 [1] 63
Luxembourg Luxembourg Nation-state 493,500 60 [1] 60
Alaska Alaska First-tier
subdivision
710,231 40 20 60
Hong Kong Hong Kong First-tier
subdivision
7,008,900 60 [1] 60
Wales Wales First-tier
subdivision
3,004,600 60 [1] 60
Cyprus Cyprus Nation-state 793,963 59 [1] 59
The Bahamas Bahamas Nation-state 330,000 41 16 57
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Nation-state 3,767,000 42 15 57
Lower Austria Lower Austria First-tier
subdivision
1,588,545 56 [1] 56
Upper Austria Upper Austria First-tier
subdivision
1,405,986 56 [1] 56
Styria Styria First-tier
subdivision
1,203,986 56 [1] 56
Barbados Barbados Nation-state 284,589 21 30 51
Libya Libya Nation-state 6,420,000 51 [1] 51
New York City New York City Second-tier
subdivision
8,391,881 51 [1] 51
Navarre Navarre First-tier
subdivision
620,337 50 -[1] 50
Belize Belize Nation-state 307,899 31 13 44
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda Nation-state 85,632 17 19 36
Burgenland Burgenland First-tier
subdivision
280,350 36 [1] 36
Carinthia (state) Carinthia First-tier
subdivision
559,891 36 [1] 36
Salzburg (state) Salzburg First-tier
subdivision
529,085 36 [1] 36
Tyrol (state) Tyrol First-tier
subdivision
701,556 36 [1] 36
Vorarlberg Vorarlberg First-tier
subdivision
372,791 36 [1] 36
Comoros Comoros Nation-state 798,000 33 [1] 33
Sark Sark First-tier
subdivision
600 30 [1] 30
Brunei Brunei Nation-state 388,190 29 [1] 29
Andorra Andorra Nation-state 86,000 28 [1] 28
German-speaking
Community of Belgium
First-tier
subdivision
25 [1] 25
Tuvalu Tuvalu Nation-state 10,000 15 [1] 15
Saint Helena Saint Helena First-tier
subdivision
4,255 15 [1] 15
Falkland Islands Falkland Islands First-tier
subdivision
3,140 10 [1] 10
Pitcairn Islands Pitcairn First-tier
subdivision
50 10 [1] 10
Vatican City Vatican City Nation-state 800 7 [1] 7

Notes [edit]

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  2. ^ Part-executive, unique structure - part executive. See Council of the European Union for details.
  3. ^ Intended to by bicameral, but second chamber not established as of 2009