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Country data as of April 2026

Country Chamber Structure of parliament Chamber type Last election First session Average age % 30 or under % 40 or under % 45 or under
Albania Parliament Unicameral 11 May 2025 12 Sep 2025 47.4 3.57 29.29 44.29
Algeria National People's Assembly Bicameral Lower chamber 12 Jun 2021 08 Jul 2021 46.7 3.69 30.71 46.44
Algeria Council of the Nation Bicameral Upper chamber 09 Mar 2025 19 May 2025 - 0.00 4.88 28.05
Andorra General Council Unicameral 02 Apr 2023 26 Apr 2023 45.25 3.57 35.71 46.43
Angola National Assembly Unicameral 24 Aug 2022 16 Sep 2022 - 0.91 13.18 27.27
Antigua and Barbuda House of Representatives Bicameral Lower chamber 18 Jan 2023 17 Feb 2023 - 0.00 11.11 22.22
Antigua and Barbuda Senate Bicameral Upper chamber 17 Feb 2023 17 Feb 2023 54 5.88 29.41 35.29
Argentina Chamber of Deputies Bicameral Lower chamber 26 Oct 2025 10 Dec 2025 51.5 1.56 18.36 31.64
Argentina Senate Bicameral Upper chamber 26 Oct 2025 10 Dec 2025 54.5 1.39 12.50 26.39
Armenia National Assembly Unicameral 20 Jun 2021 02 Aug 2021 41.7 16.82 56.07 71.03
Australia House of Representatives Bicameral Lower chamber 03 May 2025 22 Jul 2025 52 1.45 13.04 26.09
Australia Senate Bicameral Upper chamber 03 May 2025 22 Jul 2025 51.8 4.41 14.71 29.41
Austria National Council Bicameral Lower chamber 29 Sep 2024 24 Oct 2024 48.1 3.28 23.50 37.16
Austria Federal Council Bicameral Upper chamber - - 52.8 1.61 11.29 17.74
Azerbaijan National Assembly Unicameral 01 Sep 2024 23 Sep 2024 56 0.80 6.40 15.20
Bahamas House of Assembly Bicameral Lower chamber 16 Sep 2021 06 Oct 2021 50.1 0.00 17.95 38.46
Bahamas Senate Bicameral Upper chamber 06 Oct 2021 06 Oct 2021 47.5 0.00 31.25 43.75
Bahrain Council of Representatives Bicameral Lower chamber 12 Nov 2022 - 19 Nov 2022 12 Dec 2022 49.7 0.00 27.50 42.50
Bahrain Shura Council Bicameral Upper chamber 27 Nov 2022 27 Nov 2022 62.2 0.00 0.00 7.50
Bangladesh Parliament Unicameral 12 Feb 2026 12 Mar 2026 - - - -
Barbados House of Assembly Bicameral Lower chamber 11 Feb 2026 20 Feb 2026 - 0.00 9.68 12.90
Barbados Senate Bicameral Upper chamber 20 Feb 2026 20 Feb 2026 49.4 9.52 33.33 38.10
Belarus House of Representatives Bicameral Lower chamber 25 Feb 2024 22 Mar 2024 - - - -
Belarus Council of the Republic Bicameral Upper chamber 04 Apr 2024 12 Apr 2024 52.8 0.00 6.78 16.95
Belgium House of Representatives Bicameral Lower chamber 09 Jun 2024 04 Jul 2024 47.4 6.00 22.67 39.33
Belgium Senate Bicameral Upper chamber 18 Jul 2024 08 Oct 2024 - 0.00 18.64 44.07
Belize House of Representatives Bicameral Lower chamber 12 Mar 2025 09 May 2025 - 0.00 6.25 12.50
Belize Senate Bicameral Upper chamber 09 May 2025 09 May 2025 - 14.29 21.43 35.71
Benin National Assembly Unicameral 11 Jan 2026 08 Feb 2026 - - - -
Bhutan National Assembly Bicameral Lower chamber 09 Jan 2024 25 Jan 2024 48 0.00 25.53 38.30
Bhutan National Council Bicameral Upper chamber 20 Apr 2023 10 May 2023 43.74 0.00 24.00 68.00
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Chamber of Deputies Bicameral Lower chamber 17 Aug 2025 08 Nov 2025 44.6 9.23 42.31 62.31
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Chamber of Senators Bicameral Upper chamber 17 Aug 2025 08 Nov 2025 51.4 0.00 16.67 30.56
Bosnia and Herzegovina House of Representatives Bicameral Lower chamber 02 Oct 2022 01 Dec 2022 52.7 0.00 17.07 24.39
Bosnia and Herzegovina House of Peoples Bicameral Upper chamber 16 Feb 2023 16 Feb 2023 56.5 0.00 14.29 14.29
Botswana National Assembly Unicameral 30 Oct 2024 07 Nov 2024 - 1.49 11.94 35.82
Brazil Chamber of Deputies Bicameral Lower chamber 02 Oct 2022 01 Feb 2023 51.4 3.90 22.81 36.84
Brazil Federal Senate Bicameral Upper chamber 02 Oct 2022 01 Feb 2023 58.71 0.00 2.47 14.81
Brunei Darussalam Legislative Council Unicameral 20 Jan 2023 20 Jan 2023 59.17 0.00 5.88 11.76
Bulgaria National Assembly Unicameral 27 Oct 2024 11 Nov 2024 47.3 3.75 27.92 44.58
Burkina Faso Transitional Legislative Assembly Unicameral 11 Nov 2022 11 Nov 2022 46.04 5.63 36.62 46.48
Burundi National Assembly Bicameral Lower chamber 05 Jun 2025 28 Jul 2025 47.3 0.00 19.82 46.85
Burundi Senate Bicameral Upper chamber 23 Jul 2025 04 Aug 2025 50.8 0.00 23.08 30.77
Cabo Verde National Assembly Unicameral 18 Apr 2021 13 May 2021 47.9 0.00 16.67 41.67
Cambodia National Assembly Bicameral Lower chamber 23 Jul 2023 21 Aug 2023 66.5 0.00 2.40 8.00
Cambodia Senate Bicameral Upper chamber 25 Feb 2024 03 Apr 2024 66.4 0.00 0.00 5.17
Cameroon National Assembly Bicameral Lower chamber 09 Feb 2020 - 22 Mar 2020 10 Mar 2020 - - - -
Cameroon Senate Bicameral Upper chamber 12 Mar 2023 19 Apr 2023 65.5 0.00 0.00 3.12
Canada House of Commons Bicameral Lower chamber 28 Apr 2025 26 May 2025 52.3 3.14 17.07 30.31
Canada Senate Bicameral Upper chamber - - 65.5 0.00 0.00 0.97
Central African Republic National Assembly Unicameral 28 Dec 2025 - 26 Apr 2026 - - - - -
Chad National Assembly Bicameral Lower chamber 29 Dec 2024 04 Feb 2025 - 2.66 25.53 40.43
Chad Senate Bicameral Upper chamber 25 Feb 2025 07 Mar 2025 64 0.00 4.17 8.33
Chile Chamber of Deputies Bicameral Lower chamber 16 Nov 2025 11 Mar 2026 - - - -
Chile Senate Bicameral Upper chamber 16 Nov 2025 11 Mar 2026 - - - -
China National People's Congress Unicameral 05 Mar 2023 05 Mar 2023 - - - -
Colombia House of Representatives Bicameral Lower chamber 08 Mar 2026 20 Jul 2026 44.3 6.74 41.57 63.48
Colombia Senate Bicameral Upper chamber 08 Mar 2026 20 Jul 2026 48.7 1.00 27.00 44.00
Comoros Assembly of the Union Unicameral 12 Jan 2025 - 16 Feb 2025 04 Apr 2025 - - - -
Congo National Assembly Bicameral Lower chamber 10 Jul 2022 - 31 Jul 2022 16 Aug 2022 - - - -
Congo Senate Bicameral Upper chamber 20 Aug 2023 13 Sep 2023 - - - -
Costa Rica Legislative Assembly Unicameral 01 Feb 2026 01 May 2026 48.43 7.02 28.07 43.86
Côte d'Ivoire National Assembly Bicameral Lower chamber 27 Dec 2025 19 Jan 2026 - - - -
Côte d'Ivoire Senate Bicameral Upper chamber 16 Sep 2023 12 Oct 2023 - - - -
Croatia Croatian Parliament Unicameral 17 Apr 2024 16 May 2024 - 1.99 19.21 37.09
Cuba National Assembly of the People's Power Unicameral 26 Mar 2023 16 May 2023 46.2 7.87 35.53 49.57
Cyprus House of Representatives Unicameral 30 May 2021 10 Jun 2021 49.41 1.79 23.21 33.93
Czechia Chamber of Deputies Bicameral Lower chamber 03 Oct 2025 - 04 Oct 2025 03 Nov 2025 49.1 7.50 23.50 38.00
Czechia Senate Bicameral Upper chamber 20 Sep 2024 - 28 Sep 2024 30 Oct 2024 58.2 0.00 3.75 10.00
Democratic People's Republic of Korea Supreme People's Assembly Unicameral 15 Mar 2026 22 Mar 2026 - - - -
Democratic Republic of the Congo National Assembly Bicameral Lower chamber 20 Dec 2023 29 Jan 2024 50.5 2.61 21.04 36.27
Democratic Republic of the Congo Senate Bicameral Upper chamber 29 Apr 2024 - 26 May 2024 14 May 2024 54.5 1.98 14.85 20.79
Denmark The Danish Parliament Unicameral 24 Mar 2026 - - - - -
Djibouti National Assembly Unicameral 24 Feb 2023 05 Mar 2023 51 0.00 24.62 40.00
Dominica House of Assembly Unicameral 06 Dec 2022 06 Feb 2023 - - - -
Dominican Republic Chamber of Deputies Bicameral Lower chamber 19 May 2024 16 Aug 2024 51 1.05 21.05 35.79
Dominican Republic Senate Bicameral Upper chamber 19 May 2024 16 Aug 2024 57.8 0.00 6.45 9.68
Ecuador National Assembly Unicameral 09 Feb 2025 14 May 2025 43.1 13.91 47.68 62.91
Egypt House of Representatives Bicameral Lower chamber 10 Nov 2025 - 18 Dec 2025 12 Jan 2026 - 2.52 17.45 33.39
Egypt Senate Bicameral Upper chamber 04 Aug 2025 - 28 Aug 2025 18 Oct 2025 - - - -
El Salvador Legislative Assembly Unicameral 04 Feb 2024 01 May 2024 - - - -
Equatorial Guinea Chamber of Deputies Bicameral Lower chamber 20 Nov 2022 19 Jan 2023 - - - -
Equatorial Guinea Senate Bicameral Upper chamber 20 Nov 2022 19 Jan 2023 - - - -
Eritrea National Assembly Unicameral 01 Feb 1994 01 Feb 1994 - - - -
Estonia The Estonian Parliament Unicameral 05 Mar 2023 10 Apr 2023 50.5 3.96 17.82 37.62
Eswatini House of Assembly Bicameral Lower chamber 29 Sep 2023 06 Oct 2023 - 2.74 19.18 36.99
Eswatini Senate Bicameral Upper chamber 06 Nov 2023 06 Nov 2023 - 0.00 13.33 20.00
Ethiopia House of Peoples' Representatives Bicameral Lower chamber 21 Jun 2021 - 30 Sep 2021 04 Oct 2021 40.46 3.82 51.17 71.13
Ethiopia House of the Federation Bicameral Upper chamber 04 Oct 2021 04 Oct 2021 - - - -
Fiji Parliament Unicameral 14 Dec 2022 24 Dec 2022 54.34 1.82 12.73 20.00
Finland Parliament Unicameral 02 Apr 2023 13 Apr 2023 47 3.50 29.50 44.50
France National Assembly Bicameral Lower chamber 30 Jun 2024 - 07 Jul 2024 18 Jul 2024 49.3 5.37 27.90 38.99
France Senate Bicameral Upper chamber 24 Sep 2023 02 Oct 2023 59.92 0.57 4.60 9.48
Gabon National Assembly Bicameral Lower chamber 27 Sep 2025 - 11 Oct 2025 04 Nov 2025 - - - -
Gabon Senate Bicameral Upper chamber 08 Nov 2025 - 25 Nov 2025 17 Dec 2025 - - - -
Gambia (The) National Assembly Unicameral 09 Apr 2022 14 Apr 2022 43.05 5.17 41.38 60.34
Georgia Parliament Unicameral 26 Oct 2024 25 Nov 2024 47.9 3.96 29.70 39.60
Germany German Bundestag Bicameral Lower chamber 23 Feb 2025 25 Mar 2025 45.4 6.83 30.79 43.33
Germany Federal Council Bicameral Upper chamber - - 54.8 0.00 5.80 14.49
Ghana Parliament Unicameral 07 Dec 2024 07 Jan 2025 49.4 0.00 17.10 37.55
Greece Hellenic Parliament Unicameral 25 Jun 2023 03 Jul 2023 53.9 0.34 11.45 21.21
Grenada House of Representatives Bicameral Lower chamber 23 Jun 2022 31 Aug 2022 - - - -
Grenada Senate Bicameral Upper chamber 31 Aug 2022 31 Aug 2022 - - - -
Guatemala Congress of the Republic Unicameral 25 Jun 2023 14 Jan 2024 44.9 6.25 43.75 57.50
Guinea Transitional National Council Unicameral 22 Jan 2022 05 Feb 2022 44.9 6.35 34.92 46.03
Guinea-Bissau Transitional National Council Unicameral 12 Dec 2025 12 Dec 2025 - - - -
Guyana National Assembly Unicameral 01 Sep 2025 03 Nov 2025 48.9 2.78 27.78 44.44
Haiti Chamber of Deputies Bicameral Lower chamber 09 Aug 2015 - 25 Oct 2015 11 Jan 2016 - - - -
Haiti Senate Bicameral Upper chamber 20 Nov 2016 - 29 Jan 2017 10 Jan 2017 - - - -
Honduras National Congress Unicameral 30 Nov 2025 23 Jan 2026 - - - -
Hungary National Assembly Unicameral 03 Apr 2022 02 May 2022 53.47 3.02 18.59 30.15
Iceland Parliament Unicameral 30 Nov 2024 04 Feb 2025 51.9 3.17 19.05 25.40
India House of the People Bicameral Lower chamber 19 Apr 2024 - 01 Jun 2024 24 Jun 2024 - 1.29 9.59 18.08
India Council of States Bicameral Upper chamber 16 Mar 2026 - - - - -
Indonesia House of Representatives Unicameral 14 Feb 2024 01 Oct 2024 - 4.49 15.89 29.19
Iran (Islamic Republic of) Islamic Parliament of Iran Unicameral 01 Mar 2024 - 10 May 2024 28 May 2024 53.5 0.00 4.90 21.68
Iraq Council of Representatives of Iraq Unicameral 11 Nov 2025 29 Dec 2025 - - - -
Ireland House of Representatives Bicameral Lower chamber 29 Nov 2024 18 Dec 2024 50.5 3.59 15.57 29.94
Ireland Senate Bicameral Upper chamber 29 Jan 2025 - 30 Jan 2025 12 Feb 2025 51.7 0.00 19.23 25.00
Israel Parliament Unicameral 01 Nov 2022 15 Nov 2022 52.28 0.83 11.67 29.17
Italy Chamber of Deputies Bicameral Lower chamber 25 Sep 2022 13 Oct 2022 49.92 1.25 16.25 35.00
Italy Senate Bicameral Upper chamber 25 Sep 2022 13 Oct 2022 55.76 0.00 0.00 8.74
Jamaica House of Representatives Bicameral Lower chamber 03 Sep 2025 18 Sep 2025 - - - -
Jamaica Senate Bicameral Upper chamber 18 Sep 2025 18 Sep 2025 - - - -
Japan House of Representatives Bicameral Lower chamber 08 Feb 2026 18 Feb 2026 54.7 1.72 9.68 21.72
Japan House of Councillors Bicameral Upper chamber 20 Jul 2025 01 Aug 2025 57.5 0.00 3.63 12.10
Jordan House of Representatives Bicameral Lower chamber 10 Sep 2024 18 Nov 2024 52.5 0.72 12.32 22.46
Jordan Senate Bicameral Upper chamber 24 Oct 2024 18 Nov 2024 66.9 0.00 0.00 0.00
Kazakhstan House of Representatives Bicameral Lower chamber 19 Mar 2023 29 Mar 2023 49 4.08 25.51 39.80
Kazakhstan Senate Bicameral Upper chamber 14 Jan 2023 26 Jan 2023 55.1 0.00 6.00 10.00
Kenya National Assembly Bicameral Lower chamber 09 Aug 2022 08 Sep 2022 49.9 2.03 19.48 35.47
Kenya Senate Bicameral Upper chamber 09 Aug 2022 13 Sep 2022 - 0.00 18.18 30.30
Kiribati House of Assembly Unicameral 14 Aug 2024 - 19 Aug 2024 13 Sep 2024 - - - -
Kyrgyzstan Supreme Council Unicameral 30 Nov 2025 17 Dec 2025 46.3 3.45 32.18 47.13
Lao People's Democratic Republic National Assembly Unicameral 22 Feb 2026 23 Mar 2026 - - - -
Latvia Parliament Unicameral 01 Oct 2022 01 Nov 2022 48.06 6.00 34.00 43.00
Lebanon National Assembly Unicameral 15 May 2022 31 May 2022 55.92 1.56 9.38 17.19
Lesotho National Assembly Bicameral Lower chamber 07 Oct 2022 25 Oct 2022 50.1 3.41 18.18 32.95
Lesotho Senate Bicameral Upper chamber 02 Nov 2022 03 Nov 2022 51.7 3.03 9.09 24.24
Liberia House of Representatives Bicameral Lower chamber 10 Oct 2023 15 Jan 2024 49.4 1.39 15.28 40.28
Liberia The Liberian Senate Bicameral Upper chamber 10 Oct 2023 15 Jan 2024 54.5 0.00 0.00 6.67
Libya House of Representatives Unicameral 25 Jun 2014 04 Aug 2014 - 0.00 13.53 29.41
Liechtenstein Diet Unicameral 09 Feb 2025 07 May 2025 48.3 4.00 24.00 36.00
Lithuania Parliament Unicameral 13 Oct 2024 - 27 Oct 2024 14 Nov 2024 50.2 1.42 21.99 39.72
Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies Unicameral 08 Oct 2023 24 Oct 2023 50.56 3.33 25.00 36.67
Madagascar National Assembly Bicameral Lower chamber 29 May 2024 09 Jul 2024 50.2 0.00 15.34 34.97
Madagascar Senate Bicameral Upper chamber 11 Dec 2020 19 Jan 2021 57.3 0.00 0.00 11.11
Malawi National Assembly Unicameral 16 Sep 2025 31 Oct 2025 47.3 3.14 21.08 41.70
Malaysia House of Representatives Bicameral Lower chamber 19 Nov 2022 19 Dec 2022 - 0.90 12.61 26.13
Malaysia Senate Bicameral Upper chamber - - - 0.00 0.00 1.96
Maldives People's Majlis Unicameral 21 Apr 2024 28 May 2024 - 4.30 32.26 51.61
Mali Transitional National Council Unicameral 05 Dec 2020 05 Dec 2020 - 3.31 21.49 33.06
Malta House of Representatives Unicameral 26 Mar 2022 07 May 2022 44.82 10.00 38.57 51.43
Marshall Islands Parliament Unicameral 20 Nov 2023 02 Jan 2024 - - - -
Mauritania National Assembly Unicameral 13 May 2023 - 27 May 2023 19 Jun 2023 53.6 0.57 12.50 25.00
Mauritius National Assembly Unicameral 10 Nov 2024 29 Nov 2024 - 0.00 14.93 29.85
Mexico Chamber of Deputies Bicameral Lower chamber 02 Jun 2024 01 Sep 2024 48.8 3.40 26.20 42.80
Mexico Senate Bicameral Upper chamber 02 Jun 2024 01 Sep 2024 51.5 3.94 19.69 33.07
Micronesia (Federated States of) Congress Unicameral 04 Mar 2025 11 May 2025 57.8 0.00 0.00 14.29
Monaco National Council Unicameral 05 Feb 2023 16 Feb 2023 51.66 0.00 20.83 37.50
Mongolia State Great Hural Unicameral 28 Jun 2024 02 Jul 2024 47.5 0.79 15.87 40.48
Montenegro Parliament Unicameral 11 Jun 2023 27 Jul 2023 42.1 4.94 46.91 71.60
Morocco House of Representatives Bicameral Lower chamber 08 Sep 2021 08 Oct 2021 - 4.56 17.47 28.35
Morocco House of Councillors Bicameral Upper chamber 05 Oct 2021 09 Oct 2021 - - - -
Mozambique Assembly of the Republic Unicameral 09 Oct 2024 13 Jan 2025 50.6 6.20 24.79 43.80
Namibia National Assembly Bicameral Lower chamber 27 Nov 2024 - 30 Nov 2024 20 Mar 2025 49 7.32 23.17 34.15
Namibia National Council Bicameral Upper chamber 12 Dec 2025 12 Dec 2025 - 0.00 9.52 28.57
Nauru Parliament Unicameral 11 Oct 2025 14 Oct 2025 - - - -
Nepal House of Representatives Bicameral Lower chamber 05 Mar 2026 02 Apr 2026 - - - -
Nepal National Assembly Bicameral Upper chamber 25 Jan 2026 09 Mar 2026 - - - -
Netherlands House of Representatives Bicameral Lower chamber 29 Oct 2025 12 Nov 2025 43.8 6.00 44.00 60.00
Netherlands Senate Bicameral Upper chamber 30 May 2023 13 Jun 2023 58.35 0.00 8.00 13.33
New Zealand House of Representatives Unicameral 14 Oct 2023 05 Dec 2023 49.07 4.10 18.03 40.98
Nicaragua National Assembly Unicameral 07 Nov 2021 09 Jan 2022 59.66 0.00 5.49 14.29
Niger Advisory Council for the Refoundation Unicameral 01 May 2025 28 Jun 2025 - - - -
Nigeria House of Representatives Bicameral Lower chamber 25 Feb 2023 13 Jun 2023 51.5 1.12 14.01 29.97
Nigeria Senate Bicameral Upper chamber 25 Feb 2023 13 Jun 2023 58.6 0.00 1.89 6.60
North Macedonia Assembly of the Republic Unicameral 08 May 2024 28 May 2024 - 2.50 28.33 49.17
Norway Parliament Unicameral 08 Sep 2025 01 Oct 2025 45.1 14.79 36.09 50.30
Oman Shura Council Bicameral Lower chamber 29 Oct 2023 09 Nov 2023 48.62 - - -
Oman State Council Bicameral Upper chamber 01 Nov 2023 01 Nov 2023 - - - -
Pakistan National Assembly Bicameral Lower chamber 08 Feb 2024 29 Feb 2024 - 2.25 12.22 22.51
Pakistan Senate Bicameral Upper chamber 02 Apr 2024 09 Apr 2024 - 0.00 7.69 12.09
Palau House of Delegates Bicameral Lower chamber 05 Nov 2024 16 Jan 2025 - - - -
Palau Senate Bicameral Upper chamber 05 Nov 2024 16 Jan 2025 - 0.00 0.00 6.67
Panama National Assembly Unicameral 05 May 2024 01 Jul 2024 46.5 11.59 34.78 49.28
Papua New Guinea National Parliament Unicameral 04 Jul 2022 - 22 Jul 2022 08 Aug 2022 56.88 0.00 7.95 14.77
Paraguay Chamber of Deputies Bicameral Lower chamber 30 Apr 2023 01 Jul 2023 46.19 7.50 28.75 46.25
Paraguay Senate Bicameral Upper chamber 30 Apr 2023 01 Jul 2023 53.4 0.00 9.09 29.55
Peru Congress of the Republic Unicameral 11 Apr 2021 26 Jul 2021 50.21 3.88 26.36 33.33
Philippines House of Representatives Bicameral Lower chamber 12 May 2025 28 Jul 2025 - 5.41 21.02 30.89
Philippines Senate Bicameral Upper chamber 12 May 2025 28 Jul 2025 59.5 0.00 4.17 4.17
Poland Sejm Bicameral Lower chamber 15 Oct 2023 13 Nov 2023 51 0.65 17.39 31.74
Poland Senate Bicameral Upper chamber 15 Oct 2023 13 Nov 2023 61.86 0.00 3.00 9.00
Portugal Assembly of the Republic Unicameral 18 May 2025 03 Jun 2025 49.3 6.09 17.39 37.39
Qatar Shura Council Unicameral 09 Oct 2025 21 Oct 2025 - - - -
Republic of Korea National Assembly Unicameral 10 Apr 2024 30 May 2024 56.3 0.00 5.67 9.67
Republic of Moldova Parliament Unicameral 28 Sep 2025 22 Oct 2025 48.3 2.97 19.80 45.54
Romania Chamber of Deputies Bicameral Lower chamber 01 Dec 2024 20 Dec 2024 46.6 3.02 27.79 48.04
Romania Senate Bicameral Upper chamber 01 Dec 2024 20 Dec 2024 50.7 0.00 14.93 29.85
Russian Federation State Duma Bicameral Lower chamber 19 Sep 2021 12 Oct 2021 53.1 1.79 14.73 27.01
Russian Federation Council of the Federation Bicameral Upper chamber - - - 0.00 3.55 13.02
Rwanda Chamber of Deputies Bicameral Lower chamber 15 Jul 2024 - 16 Jul 2024 14 Aug 2024 49 3.75 13.75 36.25
Rwanda Senate Bicameral Upper chamber 16 Sep 2024 - 17 Sep 2024 26 Sep 2024 58.5 0.00 0.00 0.00
Saint Kitts and Nevis National Assembly Unicameral 05 Aug 2022 25 Oct 2022 46.7 0.00 38.46 46.15
Saint Lucia House of Assembly Bicameral Lower chamber 01 Dec 2025 16 Dec 2025 - - - -
Saint Lucia Senate Bicameral Upper chamber 16 Dec 2025 16 Dec 2025 - - - -
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines House of Assembly Unicameral 27 Nov 2025 23 Dec 2025 - - - -
Samoa Legislative Assembly Unicameral 29 Aug 2025 16 Sep 2025 - - - -
San Marino Great and General Council Unicameral 09 Jun 2024 02 Jul 2024 49 8.33 25.00 33.33
Sao Tome and Principe National Assembly Unicameral 25 Sep 2022 08 Nov 2022 46.5 1.82 23.64 38.18
Saudi Arabia Shura Council Unicameral 02 Sep 2024 02 Sep 2024 - 0.00 2.11 12.68
Senegal National Assembly Unicameral 17 Nov 2024 02 Dec 2024 45 3.85 31.54 53.85
Serbia National Assembly Unicameral 17 Dec 2023 06 Feb 2024 48.5 4.00 25.20 45.20
Seychelles National Assembly Unicameral 27 Sep 2025 28 Oct 2025 48.6 2.94 14.71 38.24
Sierra Leone Parliament Unicameral 24 Jun 2023 13 Jul 2023 47.6 2.01 22.15 46.31
Singapore Parliament Unicameral 03 May 2025 05 Sep 2025 48.3 0.00 22.22 38.38
Slovakia National Council Unicameral 30 Sep 2023 25 Oct 2023 48.8 3.33 24.00 42.00
Slovenia National Assembly Bicameral Lower chamber 22 Mar 2026 10 Apr 2026 48.44 5.56 22.22 35.56
Slovenia National Council Bicameral Upper chamber 23 Nov 2022 - 24 Nov 2022 12 Dec 2022 54.77 2.50 15.00 20.00
Solomon Islands National Parliament Unicameral 17 Apr 2024 17 May 2024 52.5 0.00 4.00 20.00
Somalia House of the People Bicameral Lower chamber 01 Nov 2021 - 05 May 2022 16 Apr 2022 - - - -
Somalia Upper House Bicameral Upper chamber 27 Jul 2021 - 13 Nov 2021 16 Apr 2022 - - - -
South Africa National Assembly Bicameral Lower chamber 29 May 2024 14 Jun 2024 - 2.75 20.25 36.25
South Africa National Council of Provinces Bicameral Upper chamber 15 Jun 2024 15 Jun 2024 - 0.00 14.81 33.33
South Sudan Transitional National Legislative Assembly Bicameral Lower chamber 10 May 2021 02 Aug 2021 - - - -
South Sudan Council of States Bicameral Upper chamber 02 Aug 2021 02 Aug 2021 - - - -
Spain Congress of Deputies Bicameral Lower chamber 23 Jul 2023 17 Aug 2023 51.5 2.00 15.43 27.71
Spain Senate Bicameral Upper chamber 23 Jul 2023 17 Aug 2023 53.25 1.93 10.04 18.92
Sri Lanka Parliament Unicameral 14 Nov 2024 21 Nov 2024 50.9 1.88 15.02 29.11
Suriname National Assembly Unicameral 25 May 2025 30 Jun 2025 49.8 2.00 22.00 44.00
Sweden Parliament Unicameral 11 Sep 2022 27 Sep 2022 46.7 6.59 28.94 43.84
Switzerland National Council Bicameral Lower chamber 22 Oct 2023 04 Dec 2023 49.29 1.50 19.00 39.00
Switzerland Council of States Bicameral Upper chamber 22 Oct 2023 04 Dec 2023 54.96 0.00 10.87 23.91
Syrian Arab Republic People's Assembly Unicameral 05 Oct 2025 - - - - -
Tajikistan House of Representatives Bicameral Lower chamber 02 Mar 2025 19 Mar 2025 49 0.00 19.35 37.10
Tajikistan National Assembly Bicameral Upper chamber 28 Mar 2025 11 Apr 2025 48.6 0.00 12.90 45.16
Thailand House of Representatives Bicameral Lower chamber 08 Feb 2026 14 Mar 2026 - - - -
Thailand Senate Bicameral Upper chamber 09 Jun 2024 - 26 Jun 2024 23 Jul 2024 - 0.00 1.50 11.50
Timor-Leste National Parliament Unicameral 21 May 2023 22 Jun 2023 - 0.00 3.08 26.15
Togo National Assembly Bicameral Lower chamber 29 Apr 2024 21 May 2024 - - - -
Togo Senate Bicameral Upper chamber 15 Feb 2025 06 Mar 2025 - - - -
Tonga Legislative Assembly Unicameral 20 Nov 2025 15 Dec 2025 - - - -
Trinidad and Tobago House of Representatives Bicameral Lower chamber 28 Apr 2025 23 May 2025 - - - -
Trinidad and Tobago Senate Bicameral Upper chamber 23 May 2025 23 May 2025 - - - -
Tunisia Assembly of People's Representatives Bicameral Lower chamber 17 Dec 2022 - 29 Jan 2023 13 Mar 2023 - 5.23 22.22 44.44
Tunisia National Council of Regions and Districts Bicameral Upper chamber 19 Apr 2024 19 Apr 2024 - - - -
Türkiye Grand National Assembly of Türkiye Unicameral 14 May 2023 02 Jun 2023 52.1 0.83 10.67 24.00
Turkmenistan Assembly Unicameral 26 Mar 2023 06 Apr 2023 40.8 13.71 54.84 66.94
Tuvalu Parliament of Tuvalu Unicameral 26 Jan 2024 26 Feb 2024 - - - -
Uganda Parliament Unicameral 15 Jan 2026 - 06 Feb 2026 13 May 2026 46.9 3.83 24.33 48.47
Ukraine Parliament Unicameral 21 Jul 2019 29 Aug 2019 - 7.09 46.34 63.36
United Arab Emirates Federal National Council Unicameral 07 Oct 2023 06 Nov 2023 52.32 0.00 7.50 22.50
United Kingdom House of Commons Bicameral Lower chamber 04 Jul 2024 09 Jul 2024 49.2 3.82 27.34 42.64
United Kingdom House of Lords Bicameral Upper chamber - - - 0.12 0.87 2.11
United Republic of Tanzania National Assembly Unicameral 29 Oct 2025 11 Nov 2025 - - - -
United States of America House of Representatives Bicameral Lower chamber 05 Nov 2024 03 Jan 2025 57.7 0.23 8.29 18.43
United States of America Senate Bicameral Upper chamber 05 Nov 2024 03 Jan 2025 63.9 0.00 2.00 7.00
Uruguay House of Representatives Bicameral Lower chamber 27 Oct 2024 15 Feb 2025 50.4 6.06 20.20 41.41
Uruguay Senate Bicameral Upper chamber 27 Oct 2024 15 Feb 2025 57.4 0.00 9.68 22.58
Uzbekistan Legislative Chamber Bicameral Lower chamber 27 Oct 2024 18 Nov 2024 48.5 1.33 23.33 42.00
Uzbekistan Senate Bicameral Upper chamber 07 Nov 2024 - 12 Nov 2024 19 Nov 2024 58.2 1.75 1.75 7.02
Vanuatu Parliament Unicameral 16 Jan 2025 11 Feb 2025 - - - -
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) National Assembly Unicameral 25 May 2025 05 Jan 2026 - - - -
Viet Nam National Assembly Unicameral 15 Mar 2026 06 Apr 2026 49.77 1.60 10.42 29.26
Yemen House of Representatives Bicameral Lower chamber 27 Apr 2003 10 May 2003 - - - -
Yemen Shura Council Bicameral Upper chamber 28 Apr 2001 28 Apr 2001 - - - -
Zambia National Assembly Unicameral 12 Aug 2021 10 Sep 2021 48.96 0.60 17.37 34.13
Zimbabwe National Assembly Bicameral Lower chamber 23 Aug 2023 08 Sep 2023 47.6 6.12 25.54 47.12
Zimbabwe Senate Bicameral Upper chamber 23 Aug 2023 08 Sep 2023 63.2 0.00 0.00 3.33

Notes:

Data on age is compiled by the Inter-Parliamentary Union on the basis of information provided by parliaments.

The data refers to the age of parliamentarians at the start of the new legislature, following elections, or renewal of the membership. Please note that the data is not updated during the legislature.

The global and regional averages are based on available data. The table indicates the number of chambers and seats included in the averages. Please note that this is not the total number of chambers and seats that exist in the world or a given region.