economic2024

Members of parliament aged 40 or younger

Compare members of parliament aged 40 or younger across 45 countries or territories using one fixed 2024 OECD reference slice.

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Key Insights

Global Average
22.3Percentage of members of parliament
Median: 22.0Percentage of members of parliament
Countries Covered
45
with available data
Highest
Colombia
41.6Percentage of members of parliament
Lowest
South Korea
5.7Percentage of members of parliament
Top 5 Countries
1Colombia41.6Percentage of members of parliament
2Netherlands35.3Percentage of members of parliament
3Romania34.7Percentage of members of parliament
4Denmark34.6Percentage of members of parliament
5Latvia34.0Percentage of members of parliament
By Region
South America27.9Percentage of members of parliament(5 countries)
Europe24.0Percentage of members of parliament(29 countries)
Other19.4Percentage of members of parliament(2 countries)
North America17.8Percentage of members of parliament(3 countries)
Oceania16.1Percentage of members of parliament(2 countries)
Key Findings
  • 45 ISO-mapped countries or territories have a finite Percentage of members of parliament observation in the fixed 2024 slice.
  • Colombia has the highest published value (41.57 Percentage of members of parliament).
  • South Korea has the lowest published value (5.67 Percentage of members of parliament).

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (5.7Percentage of members of parliament)High (41.6Percentage of members of parliament)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 22.3Percentage of members of parliament)

South America (5)
Europe (29)
Other (2)
North America (3)
Oceania (2)
Asia (4)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

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About This Statistic

OECD Public employment and representation measure 'Members of parliament aged 40 and under'. The map uses the exact official 2024 slice in Percentage of members of parliament; fixed dimensions: FREQ=A (Annual); SECTOR=_Z (Not applicable); EDITION=2025 (2025); CATEGORY=EMPPS_REP (Public employment and representation); PRICE_BASE=_Z (Not applicable).

MapTheory uses only finite ISO-mapped observations from the fixed 2024 OECD slice recorded below. Aggregates, missing values, non-ISO geographies, conflicting duplicate observations, and every other year or dimension slice are excluded; MapTheory never imputes or interpolates missing countries.

Methodology

OECD Public employment and representation measure 'Members of parliament aged 40 and under'. The map uses the exact official 2024 slice in Percentage of members of parliament; fixed dimensions: FREQ=A (Annual); SECTOR=_Z (Not applicable); EDITION=2025 (2025); CATEGORY=EMPPS_REP (Public employment and representation); PRICE_BASE=_Z (Not applicable).

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Colombia41.6Percentage of members of parliament
2Netherlands35.3Percentage of members of parliament
3Romania34.7Percentage of members of parliament
4Denmark34.6Percentage of members of parliament
5Latvia34.0Percentage of members of parliament
6Norway33.7Percentage of members of parliament
7Chile31.6Percentage of members of parliament
8Finland29.5Percentage of members of parliament
9Germany28.9Percentage of members of parliament
10Sweden28.9Percentage of members of parliament
11Costa Rica28.1Percentage of members of parliament
12Bulgaria27.9Percentage of members of parliament
13France27.9Percentage of members of parliament
14Austria27.9Percentage of members of parliament
15Peru26.4Percentage of members of parliament
16Mexico26.2Percentage of members of parliament
17Luxembourg25.0Percentage of members of parliament
18Slovakia24.0Percentage of members of parliament
19Brazil22.8Percentage of members of parliament
20Belgium22.7Percentage of members of parliament
21Portugal22.6Percentage of members of parliament
22Slovenia22.2Percentage of members of parliament
23Lithuania22.0Percentage of members of parliament
24United Kingdom21.7Percentage of members of parliament
25Iceland20.6Percentage of members of parliament
26Croatia19.2Percentage of members of parliament
27Czech Republic19.0Percentage of members of parliament
28Switzerland19.0Percentage of members of parliament
29Ireland18.8Percentage of members of parliament
30Hungary18.6Percentage of members of parliament
31New Zealand18.0Percentage of members of parliament
32Estonia17.8Percentage of members of parliament
33Poland17.4Percentage of members of parliament
34Argentina17.3Percentage of members of parliament
35Canada16.9Percentage of members of parliament
36Italy16.3Percentage of members of parliament
37Indonesia15.9Percentage of members of parliament
38Spain15.4Percentage of members of parliament
39Australia14.2Percentage of members of parliament
40Israel11.7Percentage of members of parliament
41Greece11.3Percentage of members of parliament
42Türkiye10.7Percentage of members of parliament
43United States of America10.4Percentage of members of parliament
44Japan7.7Percentage of members of parliament
45South Korea5.7Percentage of members of parliament
Showing 45 of 45 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) (2024).

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