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Average age of all members
Average age of members, for which data is available, at the time of the last election or renewal.
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Country | Chamber | Average age of all members | Structure | Chamber type |
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House of the People (Suspended) | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber | |
House of Elders (Suspended) | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber | |
Albania | Parliament | 48.7 (2021-09) | Unicameral | - |
Algeria | National People's Assembly | 46.7 (2021-07) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Algeria | Council of the Nation | 60.2 (2019-01 - 2022-01) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Andorra | General Council | 45.3 (2023-04) | Unicameral | - |
Angola | National Assembly | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Antigua and Barbuda | House of Representatives | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Antigua and Barbuda | Senate | 54.0 (2023-02) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Argentina | Chamber of Deputies | 51.7 (2023-12) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Argentina | Senate | 56.0 (2023-12) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Armenia | National Assembly | 40.0 (2021-08) | Unicameral | - |
Australia | House of Representatives | 51.7 (2022-07) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Australia | Senate | 53.0 (2022-07) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Austria | National Council | 47.3 (2019-10) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Austria | Federal Council | 50.8 (2021-12) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Azerbaijan | National Assembly | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Bahamas | House of Assembly | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Bahamas | Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Bahrain | Council of Representatives | 49.7 (2022-12) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Bahrain | Shura Council | 62.2 (2022-11) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Bangladesh | Parliament | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Barbados | House of Assembly | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Barbados | Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Belarus | House of Representatives | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Belarus | Council of the Republic | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Belgium | House of Representatives | 46.1 (2019-06) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Belgium | Senate | 45.5 (2019-07) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Belize | House of Representatives | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Belize | Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Benin | National Assembly | 53.9 (2023-02) | Unicameral | - |
Bhutan | National Assembly | 48.0 (2024-01) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Bhutan | National Council | 43.7 (2023-05) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Chamber of Deputies | 44.3 (2020-11) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Chamber of Senators | 46.0 (2020-11) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | House of Representatives | 52.7 (2022-12) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | House of Peoples | 56.5 (2023-02) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Botswana | National Assembly | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Brazil | Chamber of Deputies | 51.4 (2023-02) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Brazil | Federal Senate | 58.7 (2023-02) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Brunei Darussalam | Legislative Council | 59.2 (2023-01) | Unicameral | - |
Bulgaria | National Assembly | 46.1 (2023-04) | Unicameral | - |
Burkina Faso | Transitional Legislative Assembly | 46.0 (2022-11) | Unicameral | - |
Burundi | National Assembly | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Burundi | Senate | 48.0 (2020-08) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Cabo Verde | National Assembly | 47.9 (2021-05) | Unicameral | - |
Cambodia | National Assembly | 66.5 (2023-08) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Cambodia | Senate | 65.0 (2024-04) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Cameroon | National Assembly | 55.0 (2020-03) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Cameroon | Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Canada | House of Commons | 51.9 (2021-11) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Canada | Senate | 65.9 (2021-11) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Central African Republic | National Assembly | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Chad | Transitional National Council | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Chile | Chamber of Deputies | 47.3 (2022-03) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Chile | Senate | 56.2 (2022-03) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
China | National People's Congress | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Colombia | House of Representatives | 44.3 (2022-07) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Colombia | Senate | 48.7 (2022-07) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Comoros | Assembly of the Union | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Congo | National Assembly | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Congo | Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Costa Rica | Legislative Assembly | 48.4 (2022-05) | Unicameral | - |
Croatia | Croatian Parliament | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Cuba | National Assembly of the People's Power | 46.2 (2023-05) | Unicameral | - |
Cyprus | House of Representatives | 49.4 (2021-06) | Unicameral | - |
Czechia | Chamber of Deputies | 50.4 (2021-11) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Czechia | Senate | 59.0 (2022-11) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Côte d'Ivoire | National Assembly | 55.2 (2021-03) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Côte d'Ivoire | Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Supreme People's Assembly | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | National Assembly | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | Senate | 57.0 (2019-04) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Denmark | The Danish Parliament | 45.7 (2022-11) | Unicameral | - |
Djibouti | National Assembly | 51.0 (2023-03) | Unicameral | - |
Dominica | House of Assembly | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Dominican Republic | Chamber of Deputies | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Dominican Republic | Senate | 56.5 (2020-08) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Ecuador | National Assembly | 46.2 (2021-05 - 2023-07) | Unicameral | - |
Egypt | House of Representatives | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Egypt | Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
El Salvador | Legislative Assembly | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Equatorial Guinea | Chamber of Deputies | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Equatorial Guinea | Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Eritrea | National Assembly | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Estonia | The Estonian Parliament | 50.5 (2023-04) | Unicameral | - |
Eswatini | House of Assembly | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Eswatini | Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Ethiopia | House of Peoples' Representatives | 40.5 (2021-10) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Ethiopia | House of the Federation | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Fiji | Parliament | 54.3 (2022-12) | Unicameral | - |
Finland | Parliament | 47.0 (2023-04) | Unicameral | - |
France | National Assembly | 49.1 (2022-06) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
France | Senate | 59.9 (2023-10) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Gabon | Transitional National Assembly | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Gabon | Transitional Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Gambia (The) | National Assembly | 43.1 (2022-04) | Unicameral | - |
Georgia | Parliament | 47.6 (2020-12) | Unicameral | - |
Germany | German Bundestag | 47.3 (2021-10) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Germany | Federal Council | 54.8 (2023-11) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Ghana | Parliament | 49.0 (2021-01) | Unicameral | - |
Greece | Hellenic Parliament | 53.9 (2023-07) | Unicameral | - |
Grenada | House of Representatives | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Grenada | Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Guatemala | Congress of the Republic | 47.0 (2024-01) | Unicameral | - |
Guinea | Transitional National Council | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Guinea-Bissau | People's National Assembly | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Guyana | National Assembly | 47.8 (2020-09) | Unicameral | - |
Haiti | Chamber of Deputies | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Haiti | Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Honduras | National Congress | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Hungary | National Assembly | 53.5 (2022-05) | Unicameral | - |
Iceland | Parliament | 48.7 (2021-11) | Unicameral | - |
India | House of the People | 51.0 (2019-06) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
India | Council of States | 61.2 (2024-06) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Indonesia | House of Representatives | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Islamic Parliament of Iran | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Iraq | Council of Representatives of Iraq | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Ireland | House of Representatives | 48.5 (2020-02) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Ireland | Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Israel | Parliament | 52.3 (2022-11) | Unicameral | - |
Italy | Chamber of Deputies | 49.9 (2022-10) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Italy | Senate | 55.8 (2022-10) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Jamaica | House of Representatives | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Jamaica | Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Japan | House of Representatives | 55.5 (2021-11) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Japan | House of Councillors | 57.2 (2022-08) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Jordan | House of Representatives | 52.0 (2020-12) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Jordan | Senate | 66.2 (2022-10) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Kazakhstan | House of Representatives | 49.0 (2023-03) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Kazakhstan | Senate | 55.1 (2023-01) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Kenya | National Assembly | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Kenya | Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Kiribati | House of Assembly | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Kuwait | National Assembly | 50.3 (2024-04) | Unicameral | - |
Kyrgyzstan | Supreme Council | 46.1 (2021-12) | Unicameral | - |
Lao People's Democratic Republic | National Assembly | 53.4 (2021-03) | Unicameral | - |
Latvia | Parliament | 48.1 (2022-11) | Unicameral | - |
Lebanon | National Assembly | 55.9 (2022-05) | Unicameral | - |
Lesotho | National Assembly | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Lesotho | Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Liberia | House of Representatives | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Liberia | The Liberian Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Libya | House of Representatives | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Liechtenstein | Diet | 52.0 (2021-03) | Unicameral | - |
Lithuania | Parliament | 49.0 (2020-11) | Unicameral | - |
Luxembourg | Chamber of Deputies | 50.6 (2023-10) | Unicameral | - |
Madagascar | National Assembly | 49.9 (2019-07) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Madagascar | Senate | 57.3 (2021-01) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Malawi | National Assembly | 46.9 (2019-06) | Unicameral | - |
Malaysia | House of Representatives | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Malaysia | Senate | 57.3 (2021-11 - 2022-10) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Maldives | People's Majlis | 43.8 (2019-05) | Unicameral | - |
Mali | Transitional National Council | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Malta | House of Representatives | 44.8 (2022-05) | Unicameral | - |
Marshall Islands | Parliament | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Mauritania | National Assembly | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Senate (Suspended) | No information available | Unicameral | - | |
Mauritius | National Assembly | 49.4 (2019-11) | Unicameral | - |
Mexico | Chamber of Deputies | 48.1 (2021-09) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Mexico | Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Micronesia (Federated States of) | Congress | 60.7 (2023-05) | Unicameral | - |
Monaco | National Council | 51.7 (2023-02) | Unicameral | - |
Mongolia | State Great Hural | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Montenegro | Parliament | 46.4 (2020-09 - 2023-05) | Unicameral | - |
Morocco | House of Representatives | 52.9 (2021-10 - 2021-11) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Morocco | House of Councillors | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Mozambique | Assembly of the Republic | 51.2 (2020-01) | Unicameral | - |
House of Representatives (Suspended) | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber | |
House of Nationalities (Suspended) | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber | |
Namibia | National Assembly | 53.3 (2020-03) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Namibia | National Council | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Nauru | Parliament | 46.0 (2022-09) | Unicameral | - |
Nepal | House of Representatives | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Nepal | National Assembly | 59.2 (2024-03) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Netherlands | House of Representatives | 45.2 (2023-12) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Netherlands | Senate | 58.4 (2023-06) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
New Zealand | House of Representatives | 49.1 (2023-12) | Unicameral | - |
Nicaragua | National Assembly | 59.7 (2022-01) | Unicameral | - |
Niger | National Assembly | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Nigeria | House of Representatives | 50.3 (2019-06 - 2023-01) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Nigeria | Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
North Macedonia | Assembly of the Republic | 49.7 (2020-08) | Unicameral | - |
Norway | Parliament | 46.1 (2021-10) | Unicameral | - |
Oman | Shura Council | 48.6 (2023-11) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Oman | State Council | 57.0 (2019-11 - 2023-10) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Pakistan | National Assembly | 52.4 (2024-02) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Pakistan | Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Palau | House of Delegates | 60.3 (2021-01) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Palau | Senate | 55.7 (2021-01) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Panama | National Assembly | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Papua New Guinea | National Parliament | 56.9 (2022-08) | Unicameral | - |
Paraguay | Chamber of Deputies | 46.2 (2023-07) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Paraguay | Senate | 53.4 (2023-07) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Peru | Congress of the Republic | 50.2 (2021-07) | Unicameral | - |
Philippines | House of Representatives | 51.0 (2022-07) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Philippines | Senate | 55.8 (2022-07) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Poland | Sejm | 51.0 (2023-11) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Poland | Senate | 61.9 (2023-11) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Portugal | Assembly of the Republic | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Qatar | Shura Council | 58.0 (2021-10) | Unicameral | - |
Republic of Korea | National Assembly | 56.3 (2024-05) | Unicameral | - |
Republic of Moldova | Parliament | 46.7 (2021-07) | Unicameral | - |
Romania | Chamber of Deputies | 44.8 (2020-12) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Romania | Senate | 49.7 (2020-12) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Russian Federation | State Duma | 53.1 (2021-10) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Russian Federation | Council of the Federation | 57.9 (2019-12 - 2021-10) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Rwanda | Chamber of Deputies | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Rwanda | Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | National Assembly | 46.7 (2022-10) | Unicameral | - |
Saint Lucia | House of Assembly | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Saint Lucia | Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | House of Assembly | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Samoa | Legislative Assembly | No information available | Unicameral | - |
San Marino | Great and General Council | 46.9 (2019-12) | Unicameral | - |
Sao Tome and Principe | National Assembly | 46.5 (2022-11) | Unicameral | - |
Saudi Arabia | Shura Council | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Senegal | National Assembly | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Serbia | National Assembly | 48.5 (2024-02) | Unicameral | - |
Seychelles | National Assembly | 47.2 (2020-10) | Unicameral | - |
Sierra Leone | Parliament | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Singapore | Parliament | 48.3 (2020-08) | Unicameral | - |
Slovakia | National Council | 48.8 (2023-10) | Unicameral | - |
Slovenia | National Assembly | 48.4 (2022-05) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Slovenia | National Council | 54.8 (2022-12) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Solomon Islands | National Parliament | 51.2 (2019-04) | Unicameral | - |
Somalia | House of the People | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Somalia | Upper House | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
South Africa | National Assembly | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
South Africa | National Council of Provinces | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
South Sudan | Transitional National Legislative Assembly | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
South Sudan | Council of States | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Spain | Congress of Deputies | 51.5 (2023-08) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Spain | Senate | 53.3 (2023-08) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Sri Lanka | Parliament | 53.0 (2020-08) | Unicameral | - |
National Assembly (Suspended) | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber | |
Council of States (Suspended) | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber | |
Suriname | National Assembly | 46.0 (2020-06) | Unicameral | - |
Sweden | Parliament | 46.7 (2022-09) | Unicameral | - |
Switzerland | National Council | 49.3 (2023-12) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Switzerland | Council of States | 55.0 (2023-12) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Syrian Arab Republic | People's Assembly | 56.6 (2020-08) | Unicameral | - |
Tajikistan | House of Representatives | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Tajikistan | National Assembly | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Thailand | House of Representatives | 50.8 (2023-07) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Thailand | Senate | 64.9 (2019-05) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Timor-Leste | National Parliament | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Togo | National Assembly | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Tonga | Legislative Assembly | 60.5 (2021-12) | Unicameral | - |
Trinidad and Tobago | House of Representatives | 50.2 (2020-08) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Trinidad and Tobago | Senate | 53.6 (2020-08) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Tunisia | Assembly of People's Representatives | 48.1 (2023-03 - 2023-11) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Tunisia | National Council of Regions and Districts | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Turkmenistan | Assembly | 40.8 (2023-04) | Unicameral | - |
People’s Council (Suspended) | No information available | Unicameral | - | |
Tuvalu | Parliament of Tuvalu | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Türkiye | Grand National Assembly of Türkiye | 52.1 (2023-06) | Unicameral | - |
Uganda | Parliament | 46.9 (2021-05) | Unicameral | - |
Ukraine | Parliament | No information available | Unicameral | - |
United Arab Emirates | Federal National Council | 52.3 (2023-11) | Unicameral | - |
United Kingdom | House of Commons | 51.0 (2019-12) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
United Kingdom | House of Lords | 70.0 (2019-12) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
United Republic of Tanzania | National Assembly | No information available | Unicameral | - |
United States of America | House of Representatives | 58.0 (2023-01) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
United States of America | Senate | 64.0 (2023-01) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Uruguay | House of Representatives | 48.7 (2020-02) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Uruguay | Senate | 61.2 (2020-02) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Uzbekistan | Legislative Chamber | 45.7 (2020-01) | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Uzbekistan | Senate | 57.3 (2020-01) | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Vanuatu | Parliament | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | National Assembly | No information available | Unicameral | - |
Viet Nam | National Assembly | 49.8 (2021-07) | Unicameral | - |
Yemen | House of Representatives | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Yemen | Shura Council | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Zambia | National Assembly | 49.0 (2021-09) | Unicameral | - |
Zimbabwe | National Assembly | No information available | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Zimbabwe | Senate | No information available | Bicameral | Upper chamber |