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Summary of facts and figures on the participation of young people in politics based on 2023 figures.

Young people form a large share of the global population, but they make up only a small proportion of members of parliament around the world.

The third Global Parliamentary Report examines

Summary of facts and figures on the participation of young people in politics based on 2020 figures.

The global proportion of MPs aged under 30 has edged up to 2.6 per cent, according to the latest IPU report on Youth Participation in National Parliaments.

Summary of 2018 facts and figures on the participation of young people in politics.

This report provides updated information on the percentages and genders of parliamentarians under the ages of 30, 40 and 45, as well as the latest information on special mechanisms design

Summary of 2015 facts and figures on the participation of young people in politics.

This report, based on information from 128 counties, raises the alarm on the significant under-representation of young people in the world’s parliaments.

Democracy depends on all voices in society being represented in parliament. Less than two per cent of MPs are below the age of 30.

This handbook, a collaborative effort of the Inter-Parliamentary Union and UNICEF, addresses some of the key ways in which parliamentarians can guarantee that children's voices, concerns and intere