Facts & Figures – What do the numbers tell us?

Young people in lower und upper houses of parliaments around the world

51%

of the world's population is under 30: today’s generation of young people is the largest the world has ever known.

Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU, 2016).

2%

Young people under 30 make up less than 2% of the world’s members of parliament.

Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU, 2016).

30%

About 30% of the world’s lower houses of parliament have no MPs aged under 30.

Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU, 2016).

80%

More than 80% of the world’s upper houses of parliament have no MPs aged under 30.

Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU, 2016).

2%

of all countries have more than 10% of MPs aged under 30 (in total: 4 countries).

Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU, 2016).

7%

of all countries have more than 30% of MPs aged under 40 (in total: 13 countries).

Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU, 2016).

14%

of all members of parliament are aged under 40 (up from 13% in 2014).

Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU, 2016).

73%

of countries restrict young people from running for houses of parliament, even when they can vote.

Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU, 2016).