Congo
Data on youth
Basic information > About parliament
Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Year of birth
1954
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, 46 years of age or older
71
Total per sex
Total of male
56
Total of female
15
Total per age interval
18-20
0
21-30
0
31-40
0
41-45
0
46-50
5
51-60
19
61-70
32
71-80
14
81-90
1
91 and over
0
Number of members, by age
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 32 | 14 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total <= 45: 0 | Total >= 46: 71 | ||||||||||
| Male | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| Female | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
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.