Algeria

Data on youth

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Basic information > About parliament

Speaker

Year of birth
1963
See historical data for this field.

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.

Average age of all members Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
46.72
Youngest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Abdel Moumene Bechlaghem (Male)
Oldest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
74
Oldest member
Abdelwahab Ait Menguellet (Male)
Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger
189 See historical data for this field.
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
218 See historical data for this field.
Total per sex
Total of male
375 See historical data for this field.
Total of female
32 See historical data for this field.
Total per age interval
18-20
0 See historical data for this field.
21-30
15 See historical data for this field.
31-40
110 See historical data for this field.
41-45
64 See historical data for this field.
46-50
69 See historical data for this field.
51-60
121 See historical data for this field.
61-70
24 See historical data for this field.
71-80
4 See historical data for this field.
81-90
0 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 15 110 64 69 121 24 4 0 0
Total <= 45: 189 Total >= 46: 218
Male 0 11 100 56 65 116 23 4 0 0 375
Female 0 4 10 8 4 5 1 0 0 0 32
Percentage of members, by age
Age as last election or renewalOverallMaleFemale
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger3.69%2.7%0.98%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger30.71%27.27%3.44%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger46.44%41.03%5.41%

Reserved seats and quotas

Electoral quota for youth Quotas to promote the representation of youth in parliament.
Notes
Article 191 of Ordonnance No. 21-01 dated 10 March 2021 establishing an organic law on the electoral system (https://www.joradp.dz/FTP/jo-msmms/F2021017.pdf, http://www.droit-afrique.com/uploads/Algerie-Code-2021-electoral.pdf)
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.
Minimum age for voting in parliamentary elections What is the minimum age for voting in parliamentary elections?