Denmark

The Danish Parliament

Political system
Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament
Unicameral
IPU membership
Yes

About parliament

Basic information such as the official name of parliament and details of its structure and leadership. Also includes the current breakdown of MPs by sex and age, and provisions for quotas and reserved seats.

Parliament name
Folketinget (Parliament)
Chamber name
Folketinget (The Danish Parliament)
Structure & status of parliament
Lower chamber
Parliamentary term (years)
4

IPU membership

Affiliation periods
from 1889
IPU Geopolitical Group/s
Twelve Plus Group

Speaker

Official title
President of the Danish Parliament
Speaker
Søren Gade (Male)
Date of birth: 27 Jan 1963
Term
16 Nov 2022
Additional information

Elected on 16 Nov. 2022.

Speaker terms

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Secretary general

Official title
Secretary General
Secretary General
Marie Hansen (Female)
Term
11 May 2020
Notes

Appointed on 11 May 2020.

Members

Statutory number of members
179
Principal mode of designation of members
Directly elected
Directly elected members
179
Current number of members
179
Men
98
Women
81
Percentage of women
45.3%
Statutory number of members per country
179
Population (in thousands)
5,948
Inhabitants per parliamentarian
33,229

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
45.7
(2022-11)
Youngest member
Helena Artmann Andersen (Female)
Youngest member (years)
21
Oldest member
Pia Kjærsgaard (Female)
Oldest member (years)
75
Number of members, by age (2022-11)
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
Male 0 6 22 11 17 33 12 0 0 0 101
Female 0 8 26 12 10 18 2 2 0 0 78
Totals per age interval 0 14 48 23 27 51 14 2 0 0 179
Total <= 45: 85 Total >= 46: 94
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger
7.8% 3.4% 4.5%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger
34.6% 16% 19.0%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger
47.5% 22% 25.7%

Reserved seats and quotas

There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups
No
Electoral quota for women
No
Youth quota
No

Links to additional information

Parliamentary website
List of members
Rules of procedure/Standing Orders
Constitution

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No