Saudi Arabia

Shura Council

Data on youth

Basic information > About parliament

Basic information > About parliament

Speaker

Year of birth
1948

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.

Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
130
Total per sex
Total of male
121
Total of female
30
Total per age interval
18-20
0
21-30
0
31-40
5
41-45
16
46-50
18
51-60
60
61-70
50
71-80
2
81-90
0
91 and over
0
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 5 16 18 60 50 2 0 0
Total <= 45: 21 Total >= 46: 130
Male 0 0 4 10 12 47 46 2 0 0 121
Female 0 0 1 6 6 13 4 0 0 0 30
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 younger3.31%2.65%0.66%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger13.91%9.27%4.64%

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.