Pakistan

Data on youth

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Basic information > About parliament

Speaker

Year of birth
1978

Age

Data on the age of parliamentarians is collected at the start of the legislature, following the most recent elections. This data is not updated during the legislature, except when parliament notifies the IPU of a change in the youngest or oldest member.

Youngest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Nawabzada Saif Ullah Magsi (Male)
Oldest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
84
Oldest member
Hamza (Male)
Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger
21 See historical data for this field.
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
78 See historical data for this field.
Total per sex
Total of male
80 See historical data for this field.
Total of female
19 See historical data for this field.
Total per age interval
18-20
0 See historical data for this field.
21-30
0 See historical data for this field.
31-40
8 See historical data for this field.
41-45
13 See historical data for this field.
46-50
12 See historical data for this field.
51-60
22 See historical data for this field.
61-70
31 See historical data for this field.
71-80
11 See historical data for this field.
81-90
2 See historical data for this field.
91 and over
0 See historical data for this field.
Number of members, by age
Breakdown of members by age and gender
18 - 20 21 - 30 31 - 40 41 - 45 46 - 50 51 - 60 61 - 70 71 - 80 81 - 90 91 and over Totals per gender
Totals per age interval 0 0 8 13 12 22 31 11 2 0
Total <= 45: 21 Total >= 46: 78
Male 0 0 5 10 11 17 26 9 2 0 80
Female 0 0 3 3 1 5 5 2 0 0 19
Percentage of members, by age
Age as last election or renewalOverallMaleFemale
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger0%0%0%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger8.08%5.05%3.03%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger21.21%15.15%6.06%

Reserved seats and quotas

Electoral quota for youth Quotas to promote the representation of youth in parliament.
Elections > Election system

Eligibility and voting

Minimum age of eligibility The minimum age to become a member of parliament, or to run in parliamentary elections, may be different for each chamber in bicameral parliaments. The age of eligibility is sometimes higher than the minimum age for voting.